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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.

September   26

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1997 Central Italy

Epicenter
5.7
6.4		 00:33:12.2
09:40:26.3
As a result of these two earthquakes, a total of eleven people killed, more than 100 injured and about 80,000 homes destroyed or damaged in the Marche and Umbria regions. Maximum intensity (VIII) in the epicentral area. Damage to the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1997.

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