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Historic Earthquake
1904 United States of America Earthquake
27 August 1904 · Rampart · United States of America
On 27 August 1904 at 21:56 UTC, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck the United States of America (Rampart). It occurred on the North American Plate. It is the 28th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 27 August 1904
- Time
- 21:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Buzzard Creek (69 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20022002 Denali Earthquake · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth