1958 Huslia earthquake (original) (raw)

The 1958 Huslia earthquake on April 7 struck an unusual part of Alaska, near the city of Huslia, about 415 km from Fairbanks. The Ms 7.3 earthquake is one of two magnitude 7.0 or greater earthquakes recorded north of 65° latitude, the other being the 1933 Baffin Bay earthquake, and is one of the strongest earthquakes within the interior of the state. The earthquake was a result of compression of the crust due to the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the North American Plate.