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Historic Earthquake
1901 United States of America Earthquake
31 December 1901 · Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · United States of America
On 31 December 1901 at 09:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the United States of America (Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands). It occurred on the North American Plate, 18 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 31 December 1901
- Time
- 09:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Amukta (118 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2011Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.3
- 1986Aleutian Islands, Adak · M 8.0
- 1929Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.8
- 1916Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.5
- 1907Aleutian Islands · M 7.8
- 1902Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth