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  2. List of fault zones - Wikipedia

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    1138 Aleppo earthquake: Delfi Fault Zone: 25: Central Greece: Normal to strike-slip: Denali Fault ... Queen Charlotte-Fairweather Fault: 800: Canada and Alaska ...

  3. Salcha Seismic Zone - Wikipedia

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    The Salcha Seismic Zone is a fault line in the Interior region of Alaska, United States, generally located to the east of Fairbanks.The fault runs for 65 km (40 mi) from the northern edge of the Alaska Range across the Tanana Valley to the southern end of the Yukon–Tanana Uplands and is parallel to the Fairbanks and Minto Seismic Zones located further west.

  4. List of earthquakes in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events and those of scientific interest should be recorded.

  5. Denali Fault - Wikipedia

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    Tectonic map of Alaska and northwestern Canada showing main faults and historic earthquakes Denali Fault and the Denali National Park boundary. The Denali Fault is a major intracontinental dextral (right lateral) strike-slip fault in western North America, extending from northwestern British Columbia, Canada to the central region of the U.S. state of Alaska.

  6. Category:Earthquakes in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    List of earthquakes in Alaska * National Tsunami Warning Center; 0–9. 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes; 1958 Huslia earthquake; 1979 Saint Elias earthquake;

  7. 2002 Denali earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The Denali-Totschunda fault is a major dextral (right lateral) strike-slip system, similar in scale to the San Andreas Fault system. In Alaska, moving from east to west, the plate interactions change from a transform boundary between the Pacific plate and North American plate to a collision zone with a microplate, the Yakutat terrane, which is in the process of being accreted to the North ...

  8. 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    The earthquake was clearly felt up to 250 miles from the centre of activity, and there were reports from up to 700 miles away that may have been of the same earthquake or of associated shocks. Seismographs throughout the world recorded the earthquake of September 10, as well as the earlier and later shocks during September.

  9. 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake - Wikipedia

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    UTC time: 1946-04-01 12:29:01: ISC event: 898313: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: April 1, 1946 (): Local time: 02:29: Magnitude: 7.4 M s, 8.6 M w, 9.3 M t: Depth: 15 km (9.3 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Megathrust: Areas affected: Hawaii, Alaska United States: Max. intensity: MMI VI (Strong): Tsunami: Up to 42 m (138 ft) at Unimak Island: Casualties: 165–173 [2]: The 1946 Aleutian Islands ...