Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone, Aleutian megathrust (Class A) No. 5269a
Last Review Date: 2012-07-01
Compiled in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources
| County(s) and State(s) |
ALEUTIANS WEST CENSUS AREA, ALASKA (offshore) KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH, ALASKA (offshore) ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH, ALASKA (offshore) |
| Physiographic province(s) |
PACIFIC BORDER RANGES (offshore) |
| Reliability of location |
Compiled at 1:250,000 scale. |
| Length (km) | This section is 4338 km of a total fault length of 6350 km. |
| Average strike | S. 76° W. |
| Sense of movement | Thrust |
| Dip Direction | NW |
| Historic earthquake | The Alaska earthquake 1964 |
| Most recent prehistoric deformation | historic |
| Slip-rate category | Greater than 5.0 mm/yr |
| References |
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