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Historic Earthquake
2018 Gulf of Alaska Earthquake
23 January 2018 · Kodiak Island · United States of America
On 23 January 2018 at 09:31 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the United States of America (Kodiak Island), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 89 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 23 January 2018
- Time
- 09:31 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 14 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- United States of America
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19001900 Kodiak Earthquake · M 8.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth