Earthquake — Alaska: Unimak Island

Ne zaman

1 Nis 1946

Tür

Deprem

Büyüklük

8.6

Konum

Usa

Koordinatlar

53.49° N, 162.83° W

Deaths

168

Damage musd

26.271

Intensity mmi

6

Depth km

15

Earthquake near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska

The 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake occurred near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska on April 1, 1946. The shock measured 8.6, Mt 9.3 or 7.4. It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). The seafloor along the fault was elevated, triggering a Pacific-wide tsunami with multiple destructive waves at heights ranging from 45–138 ft (14–42 m), resulting in 165–173 casualties and over US$26 million in damage.

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• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · “se registra un terremoto de 8,6 en las islas Aleutianas que provoca un devastador tsunami que deja 173 muertos en Alaska y Hawái” adını veriyorCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Kaynak sayfası

• Tsunami — Unimak Island, Ak1 Nis 1946 · Tsunami