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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.

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1990 Java

Epicenter
5.5 At least 103 people injured and about 10,300 houses, mosques and public buildings damaged or destroyed in the Kuningan-Majalenga-Sumedang area.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1990.

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