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Historic Earthquake
1916 United States of America Earthquake
6 February 1916 · Aleutian Islands · United States of America
On 6 February 1916 at 21:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the United States of America (Aleutian Islands), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 239 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 6 February 1916
- Time
- 21:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- United States of America
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2003Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.8
- 1965Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth