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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.

December   6

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1988 Southern Iran

Epicenter
5.7 20th Anniversary

Seven people injured and damage to more than 21 villages in the Mamasani area. Also felt at Shiraz and Bushehr.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1988.

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