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List of earthquakes in the United States
The following is a list of notable earthquakes and tsunamis which had their epicenter in areas that are now part of the United States with the latter affecting areas of the United States. Those in italics were not part of the United States when the event occurred.
List of earthquakes
Date | State(s) | Magnitude | Fatalities | Article | Further information |
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June 11, 1585 | Aleutian Islands, Alaska | 9.2 Mw | Unknown | 1585 Aleutian Islands earthquake | |
January 26, 1700 | Washington, Oregon, California | 8.7–9.2 Mw | Unknown | 1700 Cascadia earthquake | |
November 18, 1755 | Massachusetts | 5.9 Mw | 0 | 1755 Cape Ann earthquake | |
July 21, 1788 | Alaska | 8.0 Ms | Unknown | [1] | |
August 6, 1788 | Alaska | 8.0 Ms | Unknown | [1] | |
December 16, 1811 | Missouri | 7.5–8.0 Mw | 100−500 | 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes | |
December 8, 1812 | California | 6.9 Mla, 7.5 Mw | 40+ | 1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake | |
December 12, 1812 | California | 7.1–7.5 Mw | 1 | 1812 Ventura earthquake | |
June 2, 1823 | Hawaii | 7.0 ML | 0 | [2] | |
June 1838 | California | 6.8–7.2 Mw | 0 | 1838 San Andreas earthquake | |
January 5, 1843 | Arkansas | 6.3 Mw | 0 | [2] | |
January 9, 1857 | California | 7.9 Mw | 2 | 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake | |
April 24, 1867 | Kansas | 5.1 Mfa | 0 | 1867 Manhattan, Kansas earthquake | |
April 2, 1868 | Hawaii | 7.9 Mfa | 77 | 1868 Hawaii earthquake | |
October 21, 1868 | California | 6.3–6.7 ML | 30 | 1868 Hayward earthquake | |
February 20, 1871 | Hawaii | 6.8 ML | 0 | 1871 Lānaʻi earthquake[2] | |
March 26, 1872 | California | 7.4–7.9 Mw | 27 | 1872 Owens Valley earthquake[3] | |
December 14, 1872 | Washington | 6.5–7.0 Mw | 0 | 1872 North Cascades earthquake | |
November 23, 1873 | California-Oregon | 7.3 ML | 0 | 1873 Oregon-California earthquake[2] | |
October 26, 1880 | Alaska | 7.0 Ms | 0 | [1] | |
August 10, 1884 | New York | 4.9–5.5 Mfa | 2 | ||
August 31, 1886 | South Carolina | 6.9–7.3 Mw | 60 | 1886 Charleston earthquake | |
April 19, 1892 | California | 6.4 ML | 1 | 1892 Vacaville–Winters earthquakes[2] | |
April 21, 1892 | California | 6.4 ML | 0 | 1892 Vacaville–Winters earthquakes[2] | |
October 31, 1895 | Missouri | 6.6 ML | 0 | 1895 Charleston earthquake[2] | |
September 4, 1899 | Alaska | 8.2 Ms | 0 | 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes[1] | |
September 10, 1899 | Alaska | 8.2 Mw | 0 | 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes[1] | |
December 25, 1899 | California | 6.4 Ms | 6 | 1899 San Jacinto earthquake[1] | |
October 9, 1900 | Alaska | 7.9 Mw | 0 | [4] | |
November 14, 1901 | Utah | 7.0 Mw | 0 | 1901 Richfield earthquake | |
December 31, 1901 | Alaska | 7.8 Ms | 0 | [1] | |
January 1, 1902 | Alaska | 7.8 M | 0 | [1] | |
August 27, 1904 | Alaska | 7.3 Ms | 0 | [2] | |
April 18, 1906 | California | 7.9 Mw | 3,000+ | 1906 San Francisco earthquake | |
August 17, 1906 | Alaska | 8.4 Mw | 0 | 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake | |
September 27, 1909 | Indiana | 5.1 Mfa | 0 | 1909 Wabash River earthquake | |
June 23, 1915 | California | 6.2 M | 6 | 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes | |
October 3, 1915 | Nevada | 6.8 Mw | 0 | 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake | |
April 21, 1918 | California | 6.8 M | 0 | 1918 San Jacinto earthquake | |
September 29, 1921 | Utah | 6.3 Mw | 0 | 1921 Sevier Valley earthquake | |
January 31, 1922 | California | 7.6 MGR | 0 | [2] | |
January 22, 1923 | California | 7.2 MGR | 0 | [2] | |
June 28, 1925 | Montana | 6.6 Mw | 0 | 1925 Montana earthquake | |
June 29, 1925 | California | 6.5–6.8 Mw | 13 | 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake | |
October 24, 1927 | Alaska | 7.3 Mw | 0 | [5] | |
November 4, 1927 | California | 7.3 Mw | 0 | 1927 Lompoc earthquake[1] | |
March 7, 1929 | Alaska | 7.8 Mw | 0 | [6] | |
August 16, 1931 | Texas | 6.5 Mw | 0 | 1931 Valentine earthquake | |
December 21, 1932 | Nevada | 7.2 Mw | 0 | 1932 Cedar Mountain earthquake[2] | |
March 10, 1933 | California | 6.4 Mw | 120 | 1933 Long Beach earthquake | |
December 31, 1934 | California | 7.1 M | 0 | [1] | |
March 12, 1934 | Utah | 6.6 Mw | 2 | 1934 Hansel Valley earthquake[7] | |
October 18, 1935 | Montana | 6.2 Ms | 4 | 1935 Helena earthquake | |
July 15, 1936 | Oregon, Washington | 5.8 ML | 0 | 1936 State Line earthquake | |
July 22, 1937 | Alaska | 7.3 Ms | 0 | 1937 Alaska earthquake[2] | |
November 10, 1938 | Alaska | 8.2 Mw | 0 | [8] | |
May 18, 1940 | California | 6.9 Mw | 9 | 1940 El Centro earthquake | |
December 20, 1940 | New Hampshire | 5.3 Mw | 0 | 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes | |
December 24, 1940 | New Hampshire | 5.5 Mw | 0 | 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes | |
November 3, 1943 | Alaska | 7.6 Mw | 0 | [9] | |
September 5, 1944 | New York | 5.8 Mw | 0 | 1944 Cornwall–Massena earthquake | |
April 1, 1946 | Alaska | 8.6 Mw | 165 | 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake | |
October 16, 1947 | Alaska | 7.2 Mw | 0 | [2] | |
December 4, 1948 | California | 6.4 Mw | 0 | 1948 Desert Hot Springs earthquake | |
April 13, 1949 | Washington | 6.7 Mw | 8 | 1949 Olympia earthquake | |
July 21, 1952 | California | 7.3 Mw | 14 | 1952 Kern County earthquake | |
July 6, 1954 | Nevada | 6.6 Mw | 0 | 1954 Rainbow Mountain earthquake[2] | |
August 24, 1954 | Nevada | 6.8 Mw | 0 | 1954 Stillwater earthquake[2] | |
December 16, 1954 | Nevada | 7.1 Mw | 0 | 1954 Fairview Peak earthquake[2] | |
December 16, 1954 | Nevada | 6.8 Mw | 0 | 1954 Dixie Valley earthquake[2] | |
March 9, 1957 | Alaska | 8.6 Mw | 0 | 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | |
April 7, 1958 | Alaska | 7.3 Mw | 0 | 1958 Huslia earthquake[2] | |
July 9, 1958 | Alaska | 7.8 Mw | 5 (tsunami) | 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami | |
August 18, 1959 | Montana, Wyoming, Idaho | 7.2 Mw | 28+ | 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake | |
March 27, 1964 | Alaska | 9.2 Mw | 143 | 1964 Alaska earthquake | |
February 4, 1965 | Alaska | 8.7 Mw | 0 | 1965 Rat Islands earthquake | |
April 29, 1965 | Washington | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_earthquakes_in_the_United_States