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Historic Earthquake
2014 Aleutian Islands Earthquake
23 June 2014 · Aleutian Islands · United States of America
On 23 June 2014 at 20:53 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the United States of America (Aleutian Islands), at a depth of 109 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 148 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 23 June 2014
- Time
- 20:53 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 109 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Little Sitkin Volcano (17 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2003Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.8
- 1996Andreanof Islands · M 7.9
- 1965Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.6
- 19651965 Rat Islands Earthquake · M 8.7
- 1940Aleutian Islands, Rat Islands · M 7.4
- 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