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Historic Earthquake
1994 United States of America Earthquake
1 September 1994 · North, Honeydew · United States of America
On 1 September 1994 at 15:15 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the United States of America (North, Honeydew), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Juan de Fuca Plate, 67 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 1 September 1994
- Time
- 15:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Juan de Fuca Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Escanaba Segment (166 km)
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth