What the records say
- When
- 29 Jul 2021
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.2
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 55.33° N, 157.84° W
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 32
2021 Chignik earthquake
7th largest earthquake in the US
An earthquake occurred off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula on July 28, 2021, at 10:15 p.m. local time. The large megathrust earthquake had a moment magnitude of 8.2–8.3. A tsunami warning was issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) but later cancelled. The mainshock was followed by a number of aftershocks, including three that were of magnitude 5.9, 6.9, and 6.9.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “An 8.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Alaska, with at least two strong aftershocks (6.2 and 5.6) and prompting tsunami warnings”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Un fuerte terremoto de 8,2 sacude la Península de Alaska”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page