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Historic Earthquake
October 2020 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake
19 October 2020 · United States of America
On 19 October 2020 at 20:54 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the United States of America, at a depth of 28 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 85 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 19 October 2020
- Time
- 20:54 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 28 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Stepovak Bay Group (148 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2025United States of America · M 7.3
- 20232023 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake · M 7.21 deaths
- 20212021 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake · M 8.2
- 20202020 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake · M 7.8
- 1948Alaska Peninsula · M 7.5
- 19461946 Aleutian Islands Earthquake · M 8.6168 deaths
- 1938United States of America · M 8.2
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth