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Historic Earthquake
1958 Lituya Bay Earthquake and Megatsunami
10 July 1958 · Lituya Bay · United States of America
On 10 July 1958 at 06:15 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the United States of America (Lituya Bay), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 27 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 5 people.
- Date
- 10 July 1958
- Time
- 06:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 35 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 5
- Estimated Damage
- 0 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (524.6 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Edgecumbe (157 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1972Sitka, Juneau · M 7.6
- 1927Se Alaska · M 7.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth