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Largest Earthquakes in the United States
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These are the largest earthquakes (according to magnituce on the Richter Scale) in the history of the United States.
| 1. | Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964 - 9.2 |
| 2. | Cascadia subduction zone 1700 - 9 |
| 3. | Rat Islands, Alaska 1965 - 8.7 |
| 4. | Andreanof Islands, Alaska 1957 - 8.6 |
| 5. | East of Shumagin Islands, Alaska 1938 - 8.2 |
| 6. | Unimak Islands, Alaska 1946 - 8.1 |
| 7. | New Madrid, Missouri 1811 - 8.1 |
| 8. | Yakutat Bay, Alaska 1899 - 8.0 |
| 9. | New Madrid, Missouri 1812 - 8 |
| 10. | Denali Fault, Alaska 2002 - 7.9 |
| 11. | Gulf of Alaska, Alaska 1987 - 7.9 |
| 12. | Andreanof Islands, Alaska 1986 - 7.9 |
| 13. | Near Cape Yakataga, Alaska 1899 - 7.9 |
| 14. | Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii 1868 - 7.9 |
| 15. | Fort Tejon, California 1857 - 7.9 |
| 16. | Rat Islands, Alaska 2003 - 7.8 |
| 17. | Andreanof Islands, Alaska 1996 - 7.8 |
| 18. | San Francisco, California 1906 - 7.8 |
| 19. | Imperial Valley, California 1892 - 7.8 |
| 20. | New Madrid, Missouri 1812 - 7.8 |
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