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Historic Earthquake
1949 Olympia Earthquake
13 April 1949 · United States of America
On 13 April 1949 at 19:55 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the United States of America. It occurred on the North American Plate, 260 km from its boundary with the Juan de Fuca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 8 people.
- Date
- 13 April 1949
- Time
- 19:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 8
- Estimated Damage
- 25 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Rainier (74 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1980Mt St Helens · M 5.261 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth