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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.

April   4

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1905 Kangra, India

Epicenter
7.5 One of the deadliest earthquakes in Indian history. Over 19,000 deaths. Damage in the Kangra area and at Dehra Dun One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.

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