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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.

October   23

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1992 Morocco

Epicenter
5.2 The epicenter was located about 70 kilometers south of Er-Rachida and 390 kilometers southeast of Rabat. There was damage and at least two people were killed in the Rissani area. The earthquake was felt throughout much of Morocco from Fes to Marrakech.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1992.

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