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Historic Earthquake
1929 United States of America Earthquake
17 December 1929 · Aleutian Islands, Near Islands · United States of America
On 17 December 1929 at 10:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the United States of America (Aleutian Islands, Near Islands), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 58 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 17 December 1929
- Time
- 10:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 25 km
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20172017 Komandorski Islands Earthquake · M 7.7
- 19751975 Near Islands Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1909Aleutian Islands · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth