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

September

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1992	Zaire	6.4	The earthquake was centered about 250 kilometers south-southeast of Kibombo. At least eight people were killed, 37 were injured and several buildings were destroyed at Kibombo. The earthquake was also felt at Bujumbura, Burundi. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1992.

2001	New York, Pentagon, Pennsylvania		World Trade Center Disaster Seismic Waves Generated by Aircraft Impacts and Building Collapses at World Trade Center, New York City PDF version Seismic Observations during September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attack PDF version IRIS: Seismograms of Terror

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