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I didn't realise Alaska had that southern archipelago but even before I checked it definitely looks like it traces a fault line.
by olddustytrail 1y ago
I didn't realise Alaska had that southern archipelago but even before I checked it definitely looks like it traces a fault line.
- porkloin 1y agoYep, the 1964 earthquake that occurred in the area is to this day the most powerful earthquake recorded in North America and the second most powerful in the entire world. The region is insanely seismically active, even compared to the west coast of the continental US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake
- Electricniko 1y agoYep, it's along the ring of fire where most of the world's earthquakes occur. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire