
Tectonic map of Alaska and
northwestern Canada showing main faults and historic
earthquakes
The
Denali Fault is a large strike-slip fault in
western North America, extending from
northwestern British
Columbia
, Canada
to the
U.S. state of central Alaska
. It
was the main fault responsible for the
2002 Denali earthquake, which had a
magnitude of 7.9.
See also
References
- Distribution, nature, and origin of Neogene–Quaternary
magmatism in the northern Cordilleran volcanic province,
Canada