Today in Earthquake History

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

Note: All earthquake dates are UTC, not local time.

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1899	Los Angeles, California		Hugo Benioff born.

1914	Westfield, New Jersey		Robert Sinclair Dietz born. Twentieth century oceanographer who helped pioneer the theory of "sea floor spreading", which he coined.

1995	Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico	7.5	Three people killed, nearly 100 injured, 500 homeless and extensive damage in Guerrero. Several people injured, 400 homeless and considerable damage in Oaxaca. Some minor damage occurred in Puebla and at Mexico City. Felt strongly along the Pacific coast of Mexico from Michoacan to Chiapas. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1995.

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