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Historic Earthquake
1909 United States of America Earthquake
10 April 1909 · Aleutian Islands · United States of America
On 10 April 1909 at 19:36 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the United States of America (Aleutian Islands). It occurred on the North American Plate, 85 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 10 April 1909
- Time
- 19:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Buldir Volcano (73 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20142014 Aleutian Islands Earthquake · M 7.9
- 2003Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.8
- 19751975 Near Islands Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1965Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.6
- 19651965 Rat Islands Earthquake · M 8.7
- 1940Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.4
- 1929Aleutian Islands, Near Islands · M 7.8
- 19061906 Aleutian Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth