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

January

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1995	Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan	7.0	At least 29 people injured in Aomori and Iwate Prefectures and about 5,000 homes lost water and sewer services in the region. Felt (V JMA) at Hachinohe and Morioka; (IV JMA) at Aomori, Miyako, Mutsu and Ofunato; (III JMA) at Akita and Sendai. Felt (V) at Misawa and as far south as Tokyo. Also felt (III JMA) at Kushiro, Obihiro, Otaru and Tomakomai, Hokkaido.

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