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This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Alaska. Date MMI Mag. Coordinates Depth Deaths Injuries Comments Ref 2021-07-28: VIII:
"The 29 July 2021 Mw 8.2 Chignik, Alaska Peninsula Earthquake Rupture Inferred from Seismic and Geodetic Observations: Re-rupture of the Western 2/3 of the 1938 Rupture Zone". Geophysical Research Letters. 49 (4). American Geophysical Union (published February 28, 2022). Bibcode:2022GeoRL..4996004L. doi: 10.1029/2021GL096004. S2CID 246885311.
The 2021 Haiti earthquake was the largest to strike the country since the 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake. More than 138,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, most of them in Les Cayes and Nippes. 2,248 people were killed, 12,763 others were injured and 329 people remained missing. It is the deadliest earthquake of 2021. [338] 2,248 12,763 16 [339]
The Alaska peninsula was rocked late Wednesday night by the strongest earthquake to hit the United States since 1965. Alaska peninsula rocked by largest earthquake to strike United States in more ...
The earthquake was initially rated a magnitude 7.4 but was upgraded to a magnitude 7.5 with a depth of 40.1 km (25 miles), according to the USGS. The epicenter was approximately 575 miles ...
“The biggest threat would be any potential tsunami risk,” a USGS geophysicist told NBC News.
Pages in category "Earthquakes in Alaska" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... 2021 Chignik earthquake; A. 2018 Anchorage earthquake; D.
Jul. 16—Update: This story has been updated with a new article: 7.2 earthquake off Alaska Peninsula triggers brief tsunami warning, sending some residents to higher ground Update, 12:55 a.m ...