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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 ...
The 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake caused a large tsunami that resulted in major destruction on Hawaii. 167 people were killed and property damage was $26 million (1946 rate). The disaster prompted the formation of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center .
Aleutian Islands: Unknown: Natives killed by a tsunami in Hawaii. 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.
1945 Balochistan earthquake: 1 April 1946 03:29 (local time) Aleutian Islands, Alaska: 173 8.6 M w [30] Majority of the deaths was the result of the tsunami hitting Hawaii. One tsunami fatality in California. 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake: 21 December 1946 04:19 (local time) NankaidÅ, Japan: 1,362+ 8.3 M w [31] 1946 Nankai earthquake: 4 ...
1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake; 2014 Aleutian Islands earthquake This page was last edited on 26 December 2020, at 09:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin time, location and earthquake magnitude) and fatality information from several sources. Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [ 1 ] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [ 2 ] which is complete to December 2005.
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1965 Rat Islands earthquake: 8.7 8 August 15, 1950: Assam, India – Tibet, China 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake: 8.6–8.7 [39] 9 April 1, 1946: Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake: 8.6 9 March 28, 2005: Sumatra, Indonesia 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake: 8.6 9 March 9, 1957: Andreanof Islands, Alaska ...