Earthquake Analysis - 4th November 1952 Kamchatkae arthquake |
First 4 of 4 paragraphs shown For size, the 1952 Kamchatka Earthquake competes most strongly with the Indian Ocean Earthquake 2004, as the third or fourth largest earthquake since 1900. The usually-considered second largest earthquake since 1900 occurred in Prince William Sound near Anchorage, Alaska on Good Friday March 27th 1964 at 5:36 P.M. AST. 1952 Kamchatka earthquake 9.0 Pacific Plate subducting beneath the Okhotsk Plate. Depth: 30 km. As most of these large earthquakes, it caused a tsunami , had a moment magnitude of c. 9.2, and resulted in 131 deaths. ...Log in to read rest of Article or image. |