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

October

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1992	Egypt	5.8	At least 552 people killed, more than 9,929 injured and 8,300 buildings damaged or destroyed in the Cairo area. Preliminary estimates of damage about 300 million U.S. dollars. Felt in much of Egypt from Alexandria to Aswan and in Israel from Elat to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1992.

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