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AN earthquake is usually distinguished by the name of the town, province, or country, near or within which it originates, and by its date—the double nomenclature serving to determine its position in space and time. With regard to the latter element, absolute uniformity prevails. The year, month, and day are always given, except for great and long-past earthquakes, for which the year only is sufficient. My object in this letter is to suggest the desirability of similar uniformity in the use of the place-name.
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DAVISON, C. The Naming of Earthquakes . Nature 96, 566 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/096566a0
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