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Historic Earthquake
2011 United States of America Earthquake
24 June 2011 · Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · United States of America
On 24 June 2011 at 03:09 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the United States of America (Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands), at a depth of 52 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 99 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 24 June 2011
- Time
- 03:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 52 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Seguam (55 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1986Aleutian Islands, Adak · M 8.0
- 19571957 Andreanof Islands Earthquake · M 8.62 deaths
- 1929Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.8
- 1916Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.5
- 1907Aleutian Islands · M 7.8
- 1902Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.8
- 1901Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth