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Historic Earthquake
1923 United States of America Earthquake
22 January 1923 · Northern · United States of America
On 22 January 1923 at 09:04 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the United States of America (Northern), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Juan de Fuca Plate, 18 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 22 January 1923
- Time
- 09:04 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Juan de Fuca Plate
- Country
- United States of America
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth