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Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
The hypocenter of an earthquake is the location beneath the Earth's surface where the rupture of the fault begins. The epicenter of an earthquake is the location directly above the hypocenter on the surface of the Earth.

May   17

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1976 Uzbek SSR

Epicenter
7.1 Six killed and 10,000 homeless in Gazli area. Damage reported in parts of Uzbek, Tadzhik, and Turkham SSR. Also felt in parts of Kazakh SSR.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1976.

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