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It was also the largest earthquake in 2020 by magnitude. The earthquake ruptured an area of about 120 mi × 60 mi (193 km × 97 km), equal to about 7,200 sq mi (19,000 km 2). The estimated maximum slip along this fault surface was about 3 to 4 m (9.8 to 13.1 ft). [30]
This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Alaska. Date MMI Mag. Coordinates Depth Deaths Injuries Comments Ref 2021-07-28: VIII: 8.2 M w ... 2020-07-22: VII:
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Alaska earthquake; 2017 Komandorski Islands earthquake; 2021 Chignik earthquake; A.
More than 530 people reported feeling the quake, the USGS said.
A powerful earthquake occurred just south of the Alaska Peninsula Monday afternoon, local time, prompting tsunami warning for part of the coast. The earthquake was initially rated a magnitude 7.4 ...
“The biggest threat would be any potential tsunami risk,” a USGS geophysicist told NBC News.
2022 Sumatra earthquake: 6 21 7.6 Papua New Guinea, Morobe: VIII (Severe) 116.0 10 September: 2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake: 7 18 5.1 Afghanistan, Kunar: VII (Very strong) 10.0 4 September: September 2022 Afghanistan earthquake: 8 11 7.0 Philippines, Cordillera: VIII (Severe) 33.7 27 July: 2022 Luzon earthquake: 9 10 2.7 Poland, Silesian ...
“Because this area has been in, or on the edge, of numerous large historical earthquakes, we are keeping close watch on it.” There are small earthquake swarms every couple of years on average in the subduction zone along the Aleutian chain. A swarm occured in May about 350 miles (550 kilometers) east of Sunday's activity, the center said.