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Historic Earthquake
1996 United States of America Earthquake
10 June 1996 · Andreanof Islands · United States of America
On 10 June 1996 at 04:03 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the United States of America (Andreanof Islands), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 120 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 10 June 1996
- Time
- 04:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Bobrof (41 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20142014 Aleutian Islands Earthquake · M 7.9
- 2003Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.8
- 1986Aleutian Islands, Adak · M 8.0
- 19651965 Rat Islands Earthquake · M 8.7
- 19571957 Andreanof Islands Earthquake · M 8.62 deaths
- 1940Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.4
- 19061906 Aleutian Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
- 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