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Historic Earthquake
2003 United States of America Earthquake
17 November 2003 · Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · United States of America
On 17 November 2003 at 06:43 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the United States of America (Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 85 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 17 November 2003
- Time
- 06:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 33 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Little Sitkin Volcano (90 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20142014 Aleutian Islands Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1996Andreanof Islands · M 7.9
- 1965Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.6
- 19651965 Rat Islands Earthquake · M 8.7
- 1916Aleutian Islands · M 7.7
- 1909Aleutian Islands · M 7.8
- 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