1959 Kamchatka earthquake

Earthquake in 1959 located in Kamchatka 1959 Kamchatka earthquake 1959-05-04 07:15:47 881925 iscgem881925 1959 05 04 19:15 Russia Kamchatka Krai 8.25 s y, 8.0–8.3 w y 20-60 km on 53.37 N 159.66 E type:event Engdahl Vallaseñor 2002 USSR 8 1 killed, 13 injured 1959 Kamchatka earthquake.jpg USGS ShakeMap The 1959 Kamchatka earthquake occurred on May 4 at 19:15 local time 07:15 UTC with a moment magnitude of 8.0–8.3, and a surface wave magnitude of 8.25. The epicenter was near the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian SFSR, USSR. Building damage was reported in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.Putintsev 2005 The maximum intensity was VIII (Damaging) on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale. The intensity in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was about VIII MSK. The earthquake triggered a tsunami with 0.2 m us of runup that was recorded in Massacre Bay, Alaska, in the United States. Subduction is active along about the southern half of the eastern coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, between its junctions with the Aleutian Islands and the Kuril Islands.Park Levin Brandon Lees 2002 Tectonic setting Kamchatka lies near a large convergent boundary—the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench—which accommodates the subduction of the Pacific plate under the Okhotsk plate (a microplate within the North American plate).Bürgmann Kogan Steblov Hilley 2005 Subduction occurs at a rate of 80 mm on/yr at the trench, increasing from north to south.Bürgmann Kogan Steblov Hilley 2005 This subduction zone generates Kamchatka earthquakes and their associated tsunamis. This subduction zone is associated with many large events throughout history, including earthquakes in 1737, 1841, 1923, and 1952. The 1737 earthquake was likely the strongest event on the peninsula, with magnitudes reaching w 9.3 and tsunami run-ups reportedly exceeding 60 m onGusiakov 2000 The 1841 event is considered slightly weaker, with maximum magnitude estimates reaching w 9.0–9.2, and the tsunami run-up was 15 m on.Bourgeois Pinegina 2017 The 1923 earthquake was also quite strong, measuring w 8.5.Bürgmann Kogan Steblov Hilley 2005 The 1952 event was the most recent of the great earthquakes (w 8.5+) along the Kuril-Kamchatka trench, and measured w 9.0.MacInnes Weiss Bourgeois Pinegina 2010 The resulting tsunami from this earthquake generated runups up to 18 meters on high.MacInnes Weiss Bourgeois Pinegina 2010 Earthquake The earthquake struck at 7:15 UTC, or 19:15 local time on May 4, 1959. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20-60 km on,Purcaru Berckhemer 1982Engdahl Vallaseñor 2002McCaffrey 1993Abe 1981 with a magnitude of 8.0–8.3.Engdahl Vallaseñor 2002Kanamori 1977Kelleher Sykes Oliver 1973 This event nucleated near where the 1952 earthquake ruptured with the most slip, and just south of the 1923 earthquake.Bürgmann Kogan Steblov Hilley 2005 The shock ruptured an area 160 km on wide, and 110 km on long.Lay Kanamori Ruff 1982 The maximum intensity on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale (MSK) was VIII (Damaging), and maximum felt intensities in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky were also MSK VIII. Tsunami The tsunami was small, which was expected for the size of the earthquake. Run-ups of 1.5-2 m on were recorded, and at the Honolulu tide gauge, readings of 0.1 m on above the tide were also recorded.Bourgeois Pinegina 2017 Readings of 0.2 m on run-ups in Hawaii were reported as well.Walker 2005 In Massacre Bay, Alaska, run-ups of up to 0.2 m on were recorded. 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