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Historic Earthquake
1912 United States of America Earthquake
7 November 1912 · Alaska Peninsula · United States of America
On 7 November 1912 at 07:40 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the United States of America (Alaska Peninsula), at a depth of 90 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 233 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 7 November 1912
- Time
- 07:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 90 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Alaska Peninsula Arc at 155.4°W (48 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake · M 8.2
- 20162016 Old Iliamna Earthquake · M 7.1
- 1906Aleutian Islands · M 7.6
- 19001900 Kodiak 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