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Historic Earthquake
1975 Near Islands Earthquake
2 February 1975 · Aleutian Islands, Near Islands · United States of America
On 2 February 1975 at 08:43 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the United States of America (Aleutian Islands, Near Islands), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 163 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 2 February 1975
- Time
- 08:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Buldir Volcano (183 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1929Aleutian Islands, Near Islands · M 7.8
- 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