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Today's Earthquake Fact:
The term seismic seiche was first coined by Anders Kvale in 1955, to describe oscillation of lake levels in Norway and England caused by the Assam earthquake of August, 1950.

Year at a Glance

September

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1975	Turkey	6.7	One of the world's deadliest earthquakes. This destructive earthquake struck eastern Turkey. The earthquake reportedly killed more than 2,000, injured 3,400, and caused extensive property damage in the Lice area. The earthquake struck at lunch time when most people were inside and the children were home from school. Reports indicated that most schools were not seriously damaged. The districts reported hardest hit were Hazro, Hani, Kulp, and Lice, which was almost completely destroyed. Many strong aftershocks followed the main shock, causing the collapse of already partly damaged homes, and keeping the surviving residents quite frightened. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1975, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 8, Number 1. Damage Photos from the USGS Photographic Library

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