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Historic Earthquake
1948 United States of America Earthquake
14 May 1948 · Alaska Peninsula · United States of America
On 14 May 1948 at 22:31 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the United States of America (Alaska Peninsula), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 129 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 14 May 1948
- Time
- 22:31 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 25 km
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Dutton (112 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1938United States of America · M 8.2
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth