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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.

November   27

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1945 Makran Coast, Pakistan (Baluchistan, India)

Epicenter
8.0 4,000 persons reported killed. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
Severe damage at Pasni and Ormara. A large tsunami was generated that caused damage at Karachi and damage and casualties in the Mumbai (Bombay) area, India. Four new islands appeared off the coast near Hinglaj. The quake was felt as far away as Dera Ismail Khan and Sahiwal.

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