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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.

November   28

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1991 Northern Iran

Epicenter
5.6 At least one person killed, 70 injured and damage in the Rudbar area. Landslides occurred on the road between Rudbar and Rasht. Felt in other parts of northern Iran and at Tehran.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1991.

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