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Historic Earthquake
1957 Andreanof Islands Earthquake
9 March 1957 · United States of America
On 9 March 1957 at 14:22 UTC, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck the United States of America, at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 83 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 2 people and injured 1. It is the 13th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 9 March 1957
- Time
- 14:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.6
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 1
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (32.0 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Great Sitkin Volcano (73 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2011Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.3
- 1996Andreanof Islands · M 7.9
- 1996Andreanof Islands · M 7.3
- 1986Aleutian Islands, Adak · M 8.0
- 1971Andreanof Islands · M 7.1
- 1905Andreanof Islands · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth