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Historic Earthquake
2002 Denali Earthquake
3 November 2002 · Slana, Mentasta Lake · United States of America
On 3 November 2002 at 22:12 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the United States of America (Slana, Mentasta Lake), at a depth of 5 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 430 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 3 November 2002
- Time
- 22:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 5 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Injuries
- 1
- Estimated Damage
- 56 million US dollars
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Buzzard Creek (78 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Anchorage Earthquake · M 7.1
- 19641964 Alaska Great Earthquake and Tsunami · M 9.2139 deaths
- 1904Rampart · M 8.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth