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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.

January   21

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1994 Halmahera, Indonesia

Epicenter
7.0 Seven people killed, 40 injured and 550 houses damaged in the Kau area. Felt strongly at Ternate.
1997 Southern Xinjiang, China

Epicenter
5.9 At least 12 people killed, 40 injured, and 2,500 families homeless; about 14,000 homes destroyed, 17,000 additional homes damaged and 3,360 head of livestock killed in the Jiashi area. Felt at Aksu, Akto, Artux, Kashgar, Kashi and Wuqia.

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