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Historic Earthquake
1927 United States of America Earthquake
4 November 1927 · S, Off Coast · United States of America
On 4 November 1927 at 13:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the United States of America (S, Off Coast), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 104 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 4 November 1927
- Time
- 13:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- United States of America
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19711971 San Fernando Earthquake · M 6.565 deaths
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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