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Natural Disasters in United States of America

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Significant natural disasters recorded within United States of America, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 1.1964 CEEarthquake — Alaska (Mw 9.2)· 139 deaths
  2. 2.1964 CEEarthquake — The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake (Mw 9.2)
  3. 3.1965 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Aleutian Islands: Rat Islands (Mw 8.7)
  4. 4.1965 CEEarthquake — 1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake (Mw 8.7)
  5. 5.1904 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Rampart (Ms 8.3)
  6. 6.1903 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Southwest (Ms 8.3)
  7. 7.1900 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Kodiak Island (Ms 8.3)
  8. 8.1899 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Cape Yakataga (Ms 8.2)
  9. 9.1899 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Se Alaska (Mw 8.2)
  10. 10.1899 CEEarthquake — The 1899 Yakutat Bay, Alaska Earthquakes (Largest Major Event) (Mw 8.16)
  11. 11.1788 CEEarthquake — Alaska Peninsula, Unga Island (Ms 8)
  12. 12.1788 CEEarthquake — Alaska Peninsula (Ms 8)
  13. 13.1857 CEEarthquake — The 1857 Fort Tejon, California Earthquake (Mw 7.93)
  14. 14.1906 CEEarthquake — California, San Francisco (Mw 7.9)· 700 deaths
  15. 15.1868 CEEarthquake — Hawaii, Se Of (Mfa 7.9)· 77 deaths
  16. 16.1857 CEEarthquake — California, San Luis Obispo (Mw 7.9)· 2 deaths
  17. 17.2014 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Aleutian Islands (Mw 7.9)
  18. 18.2014 CEEarthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (Mww 7.9)
  19. 19.2002 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Slana, Mentasta Lake, Fairbanks (Mw 7.9)
  20. 20.2002 CEEarthquake — 2002 Denali Fault, Alaska Earthquake (Mw 7.9)
  21. 21.1996 CEEarthquake — 77 km WSW of Adak, Alaska (Mwc 7.9)
  22. 22.1996 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Andreanof Islands (Mw 7.9)
  23. 23.1906 CEEarthquake — The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake (Mw 7.9)
  24. 24.1868 CEEarthquake — The 1868 Great K`au, Hawaii Earthquake (Mfa 7.9)
  25. 25.1872 CEEarthquake — California, Owens Valley (Mw 7.8)· 27 deaths
  26. 26.1958 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Lituya Bay (Mw 7.8)· 5 deaths
  27. 27.1965 CEEarthquake — 81 km E of Nikolski, Alaska (Mw 7.8)
  28. 28.1958 CEEarthquake — 22 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska (Mw 7.8)
  29. 29.1899 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Cape Yakataga (Ms 7.8)
  30. 30.1952 CEEarthquake — California, Kern County (Ms 7.7)· 12 deaths
  31. 31.1975 CEEarthquake — Hawaii (Mw 7.7)· 2 deaths
  32. 32.1975 CEEarthquake — 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii (Mw 7.7)
  33. 33.1992 CEEarthquake — California, Landers, Yucca Valley (Ms 7.6)· 3 deaths
  34. 34.1972 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Sitka, Juneau (Ms 7.6)
  35. 35.1915 CEEarthquake — Nevada, Pleasant Valley (Ms 7.6)
  36. 36.1906 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Aleutian Islands (M 7.6)
  37. 37.1887 CEEarthquake — The 1887 Sonora, Mexico Earthquake (Mw 7.6)
  38. 38.1905 CEEarthquake — 5 km WNW of Adak, Alaska (Mw 7.59)
  39. 39.1812 CEEarthquake — California, Purisima (Ms 7.5)· 1 deaths
  40. 40.1979 CEEarthquake — Alaska (Mw 7.5)
  41. 41.1952 CEEarthquake — The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake (Mw 7.5)
  42. 42.1812 CEEarthquake — Western Tennessee (New Madrid Seismic Zone) (Mw 7.5)
  43. 43.1812 CEEarthquake — Northwest of San Bernardino, California (Mw 7.5)
  44. 44.1812 CEEarthquake — Missouri, New Madrid (Mw 7.5)
  45. 45.1811 CEEarthquake — Northeastern Arkansas (New Madrid Seismic Zone) (Mw 7.5)
  46. 46.1811 CEEarthquake — Arkansas, Northeast (New Madrid Earthquakes) (Mw 7.5)
  47. 47.1872 CEEarthquake — The 1872 Owens Valley, California Earthquake (Mw 7.4)
  48. 48.1838 CEEarthquake — The 1838 San Andreas Fault, California Earthquake (Mw 7.4)
  49. 49.1886 CEEarthquake — South Carolina, Charleston (Mw 7.3)· 60 deaths
  50. 50.1983 CEEarthquake — Idaho, Borah Peak, Challis, Mackay (Ms 7.3)· 2 deaths
  51. 51.1996 CEEarthquake — 46 km SSW of Adak, Alaska (Mwc 7.3)
  52. 52.1996 CEEarthquake — Alaska, Andreanof Islands (Mw 7.3)
  53. 53.1992 CEEarthquake — The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake (Mw 7.3)
  54. 54.1927 CEEarthquake — California, S: Off Coast (Mw 7.3)
  55. 55.1904 CEEarthquake — Central Alaska (Ms 7.3)
  56. 56.1892 CEEarthquake — The 1892 Laguna Salada, Baja California Earthquake, Mexico (Mw 7.3)
  57. 57.1812 CEEarthquake — North of New Madrid, Missouri (New Madrid Seismic Zone) (Mw 7.3)
  58. 58.1812 CEEarthquake — Missouri, New Madrid (Mw 7.3)
  59. 59.1927 CEEarthquake — 31 km SSW of Pelican, Alaska (Mw 7.24)
  60. 60.1959 CEEarthquake — Montana, Hebgen Lake (Mw 7.2)· 28 deaths

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