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

August

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1980	Kashmir - India Border Region	5.2	Fifteen people killed, at least 40 injured and many houses damaged in the Bhaddu area, Kashmir. Felt in northern India and in the Lahore-Peshawar area, Pakistan. From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1980.

1985	Southern Xinjiang, China	7.5	At least 71 people killed, 162 injured, about 15,000 homeless and about 85 percent of the buildings destroyed in the Wuqia-Shufu area. Cracks in highways and sandblows reported in Wuqia County. Slight damage at Kashi. Felt (VII) at Sufi-Kurgan and (VI) at Osh, Namangan and Andizhan, USSR. Felt throughout much of Tajikistan, Kirghizia and Fergana Basin, USSR. Felt also at Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Peshawar, Pakistan. From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1985

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