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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.

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1989 Malawi

Epicenter
6.6 At least 9 people killed, 100 injured and damage in the Salima-Dedza-Mchinji area. About 50,000 left homeless in Malawi. Felt strongly in much of central Malawi. Felt in Niassa and Tete Provinces, Mozambique. Also felt in Zambia.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1989.

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