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aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°N</span> <span class="longitude">172°E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52°N 172°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52; 172</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">An oceanic trench along the southern coastline of Alaska and the Aleutian islands</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aleutian_Trench.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Aleutian_Trench.jpg/300px-Aleutian_Trench.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Aleutian_Trench.jpg/450px-Aleutian_Trench.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Aleutian_Trench.jpg/600px-Aleutian_Trench.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2234" data-file-height="1674" /></a><figcaption>Map of the Aleutian Trench</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Aleutian Trench</b> (or <b>Aleutian Trough</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_trench" title="Oceanic trench">oceanic trench</a> along a convergent plate boundary which runs along the southern coastline of <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Aleutian_islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Aleutian islands">Aleutian islands</a>. The trench extends for 3,400 kilometres (2,100 mi) from a <a href="/wiki/Triple_junction" title="Triple junction">triple junction</a> in the west with the <a href="/wiki/Ulakhan_Fault" title="Ulakhan Fault">Ulakhan Fault</a> and the northern end of the <a href="/wiki/Kuril%E2%80%93Kamchatka_Trench" title="Kuril–Kamchatka Trench">Kuril–Kamchatka Trench</a>, to a junction with the northern end of the <a href="/wiki/Queen_Charlotte_Fault" title="Queen Charlotte Fault">Queen Charlotte Fault</a> system in the east. It is classified as a "marginal trench" in the east as it runs along the margin of the continent. The <a href="/wiki/Aleutian_Subduction_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Aleutian Subduction Zone">subduction along the trench</a> gives rise to the <a href="/wiki/Aleutian_Arc" title="Aleutian Arc">Aleutian Arc</a>, a volcanic <a href="/wiki/Island_arc" title="Island arc">island arc</a>, where it runs through the open sea west of the <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Peninsula" title="Alaska Peninsula">Alaska Peninsula</a>. As a convergent plate boundary, the trench forms part of the boundary between two <a href="/wiki/Tectonic_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Tectonic plate">tectonic plates</a>. Here, the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_plate" title="Pacific plate">Pacific plate</a> is being <a href="/wiki/Subduction_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Subduction zone">subducted</a> under the <a href="/wiki/North_American_plate" title="North American plate">North American plate</a> at a dip angle of nearly 45°. The rate of closure is 7.5 centimetres (3 in) per year.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Pacific plate subducting under the North American plate, leads to increased faulting. This subduction began in the Early Cretaceous and continues into the present day. Within and near the Aleutian Island arc and depending on the location, there is thrust faulting, strike-slip faulting, and normal faulting. These result in an increased amount of seismic activity. Earthquakes can reach magnitudes between 7–8.5.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Trench_morphology">Trench morphology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aleutian_Trench&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Trench morphology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The north side of the trench slopes 3°–4° and the south side 1°–4°.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deepest part of the Aleutian trench has been measured at 7,822 metres (25,663 ft) at 51.21°N, 174.83°E.,<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_Chart_513_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA_Chart_513-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> located about 145 kilometres (90 mi) SSW of <a href="/wiki/Buldir" class="mw-redirect" title="Buldir">Buldir</a> Island. </p><p>Center pressure: 10,762 pounds per square inch (732.3 atm; 74.20 MPa).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Variations in total magnetic intensity (residual) of more than 600 γ (600 <a href="/wiki/Nanotesla" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanotesla">nanoteslas</a>) were found in the center of the trench and more than 1100 γ on the southern flank.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Associated_seismicity">Associated seismicity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aleutian_Trench&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Associated seismicity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Subduction_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Subduction zone">subduction</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_plate" title="Pacific plate">Pacific plate</a> below the <a href="/wiki/North_American_plate" title="North American plate">North American plate</a> along the Aleutian Trench is associated with numerous earthquakes. Several of these earthquakes are notable for their size and/or associated <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunamis</a>. </p> <ul><li>June 10–11, <a href="/wiki/1585_Aleutian_Islands_earthquake" title="1585 Aleutian Islands earthquake">1585 Aleutian Islands earthquake</a>: A misdated tsunami legend in the Sanriku coast of Japan was dismissed and inferred to be from a vaguely–documented tsunami event in Miyagi Prefecture on June 11, 1585. Evidence of a large tsunami in the 16th century was also discovered in the Hawaiian Islands in the form of deposits. Oral records from the native residents described a tsunami-like event killing many people. Modelling of a tsunami from an earthquake of 9.25 M<sub>w</sub>  in the Aleutian Islands proved consistent with the descriptions and <a href="/wiki/Paleotsunami" title="Paleotsunami">paleotsunami</a> evidences.</li> <li>April 1, <a href="/wiki/1946_Aleutian_Islands_earthquake" title="1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake">1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake</a>: This <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">magnitude</a> 8.6 earthquake occurred offshore <a href="/wiki/Unimak_Island" title="Unimak Island">Unimak Island</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and caused only minor damage on land. However, the shaking generated a tsunami which killed 5 US Coast Guard personnel on the island, destroying the <a href="/wiki/Scotch_Cap_Light" title="Scotch Cap Light">Scotch Cap Light</a>, and causing damage on other Aleutian Islands and North and South America. In <a href="/wiki/Hilo,_Hawaii" title="Hilo, Hawaii">Hilo, Hawaii</a>, the tsunami killed 159 and caused extensive damage.</li> <li>March 9, <a href="/wiki/1957_Andreanof_Islands_earthquake" title="1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake">1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake</a>: This <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">magnitude</a> 8.6<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> earthquake occurred south of the <a href="/wiki/Andreanof_Islands" title="Andreanof Islands">Andreanof Islands</a>. The earthquake itself caused damage on <a href="/wiki/Adak_Island" title="Adak Island">Adak Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/Umnak_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Umnak Island">Umnak Island</a> and generated a Pacific-wide tsunami. The tsunami destroyed two villages in the <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Islands" title="Hawaiian Islands">Hawaiian Islands</a>. The tsunami was recorded as far away as Chile.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 27, <a href="/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake" title="1964 Alaska earthquake">1964 Alaska earthquake</a>: Lasting four minutes and thirty-eight seconds, the magnitude 9.2 <a href="/wiki/Megathrust_earthquake" title="Megathrust earthquake">megathrust earthquake</a> remains the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history, and the second most powerful earthquake recorded in world history. Nine hundred and seventy kilometres (600 mi) of fault ruptured at once and moved up to 18 metres (60 ft), releasing about 500 years of stress buildup. Most damage directly from the earthquake was in <a href="/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska" title="Anchorage, Alaska">Anchorage, Alaska</a> and the surrounding areas; a Pacific-wide tsunami caused destruction as far away as <a href="/wiki/Crescent_City,_California" title="Crescent City, California">Crescent City, California</a>. The death toll from both earthquake and tsunami was 131.</li> <li>February 4 <a href="/wiki/1965_Rat_Islands_earthquake" title="1965 Rat Islands earthquake">1965 Rat Islands earthquake</a>: This <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">magnitude</a> 8.7 earthquake triggered a <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> that struck <a href="/wiki/Shemya_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Shemya Island">Shemya Island</a> and was observed around the Pacific, but caused little damage.</li> <li>May 7, 1986 Andreanof Islands earthquake: This <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">magnitude</a> 7.9 earthquake caused damage on <a href="/wiki/Adak_Island" title="Adak Island">Adak Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atka_Island" title="Atka Island">Atka Island</a>. The resultant tsunami was recorded throughout the Pacific.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On June 23, 2014, a <a href="/wiki/2014_Aleutian_Islands_earthquake" title="2014 Aleutian Islands earthquake">7.9 quake</a> occurred near Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.</li> <li>On July 17, 2017, a <a href="/wiki/2017_Komandorski_Islands_earthquake" title="2017 Komandorski Islands earthquake">magnitude 7.7</a> quake occurred 198 kilometres (123 mi) ESE of <a href="/wiki/Nikolskoye,_Kamchatka_Krai" title="Nikolskoye, Kamchatka Krai">Nikol'skoye</a>, Russia.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On January 23, <a href="/wiki/2018_Gulf_of_Alaska_earthquake" title="2018 Gulf of Alaska earthquake">2018 Gulf of Alaska earthquake</a>: a magnitude 7.9 quake occurred 278 kilometres (173 mi) Southeast of Kodiak, Alaska.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On July 28, 2021, a <a href="/wiki/2021_Chignik_earthquake" title="2021 Chignik earthquake">magnitude 8.2 earthquake</a> occurred 104 km SE of <a href="/wiki/Perryville,_Alaska" title="Perryville, Alaska">Perryville, Alaska</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aleutian_Trench&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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<a href="/wiki/Fault_(geology)" title="Fault (geology)">faults</a> of North America</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North America<br />(crosses national borders)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Aleutian Trench</a> (US–RU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basin_and_Range_Province" title="Basin and Range Province">Basin and Range Province</a> (US–MX)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Arctic_Rift_System" title="Canadian Arctic Rift System">Canadian Arctic Rift System</a> (CA–GL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cascadia_subduction_zone" title="Cascadia subduction zone">Cascadia subduction zone</a> (US–CA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarendon-Linden_fault_system" title="Clarendon-Linden fault system">Clarendon-Linden fault system</a> (US–CA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denali_Fault" title="Denali Fault">Denali Fault</a> (US–CA)</li> <li><a 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zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurentian_Slope_seismic_zone" title="Laurentian Slope seismic zone">Laurentian Slope seismic zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leech_River_Fault" title="Leech River Fault">Leech River Fault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Charlotte_Fault" title="Queen Charlotte Fault">Queen Charlotte Fault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saguenay_Graben" title="Saguenay Graben">Saguenay Graben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_rift_system" title="Saint Lawrence rift system">Saint Lawrence rift system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timiskaming_Graben" title="Timiskaming Graben">Timiskaming Graben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Quebec_seismic_zone" title="Western Quebec seismic zone">Western Quebec seismic zone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United States</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Washington and Oregon</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brothers_Fault_Zone" title="Brothers Fault Zone">Brothers Fault Zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic%E2%80%93Wallowa_lineament" title="Olympic–Wallowa lineament">Olympic–Wallowa lineament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound_faults" title="Puget Sound faults">Puget Sound</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_Fault" title="Seattle Fault">Seattle Fault</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Fault" title="Tacoma Fault">Tacoma Fault</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker_Lane" title="Walker Lane">Walker Lane</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">California</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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