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Historic Earthquake
2020 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake
22 July 2020 · United States of America
On 22 July 2020 at 06:12 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the United States of America, at a depth of 28 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 115 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 22 July 2020
- Time
- 06:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 28 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Kupreanof (129 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
- 2020October 2020 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1948Alaska Peninsula · M 7.5
- 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