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Historic Earthquake
2005 United States of America Earthquake
15 June 2005 · Off Coast Northern · United States of America
On 15 June 2005 at 02:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the United States of America (Off Coast Northern), 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
- 15 June 2005
- Time
- 02:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IV (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Juan de Fuca Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Jackson Segment (130 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20242024 Cape Mendocino Earthquake · M 7.0
- 1994North, Honeydew · M 7.0
- 19921992 Cape Mendocino Earthquakes · M 7.1
- 19801980 Eureka Earthquake · M 7.2
- 1923Northern · M 7.1
- 1922Northern · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth