M8.7 earthquake - 1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake
22534 d ago · 4 Feb 1965, 05:01 UTC 1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake
What happened
A magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck 1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake on 4 Feb 1965, 05:01 UTC at a depth of 30 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
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