Susitna Glacier
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Susitna Glacier is an alpine or valley glacier
in the Alaska Range
. Susitna Glacier flows over a seismically active area. The 7.9-magnitude 2002 Denali earthquake
struck the region in November 2002. The earthquake initiated with thrust movement on the previously unrecognized Susitna Glacier fault .
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
in the Alaska Range
Alaska Range
The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, 650-km-long mountain range in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest end to the White River in Canada's Yukon Territory in the southeast...
. Susitna Glacier flows over a seismically active area. The 7.9-magnitude 2002 Denali earthquake
2002 Denali earthquake
The 2002 Denali earthquake occurred at 22:12:41 UTC November 3, 2002, with an epicenter 66 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska, United States. This 7.9 Mw earthquake was the largest recorded in the interior of the United States for more than 150 years. The shock was the strongest ever...
struck the region in November 2002. The earthquake initiated with thrust movement on the previously unrecognized Susitna Glacier fault .