What was the magnitude of the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the USA?

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Yonas Yohannes
Jan 20, 2016

Here are the top 5:
1. 9.2 March 28, 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska
2. 8.8 March 9, 1957 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3. 8.7 Feb. 4, 1965 Rat Islands, Alaska
4. 8.3 Nov. 10, 1938 East of Shumagin Islands, Alaska
4. 8.3 July 10, 1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska (this a tie)**

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