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Historic Earthquake
2023 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake
16 July 2023 · United States of America
On 16 July 2023 at 06:48 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the United States of America, at a depth of 32 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 114 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 16 July 2023
- Time
- 06:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 32 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.2 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Dutton (126 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2025United States of America · M 7.3
- 20212021 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake · M 8.2
- 2020October 2020 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake · M 7.6
- 20202020 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake · M 7.8
- 1957Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands · M 7.5
- 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