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Historic Earthquake
2013 United States of America Earthquake
5 January 2013 · Southeastern · United States of America
On 5 January 2013 at 08:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the United States of America (Southeastern), at a depth of 9 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 16 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 5 January 2013
- Time
- 08:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 9 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Tlevak Strait-Suemez Island (99 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1972Sitka, Juneau · M 7.6
- 19491949 Queen Charlotte Islands Earthquake · M 8.1
- 1927Se Alaska · M 7.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth