Susitna Glacier | |
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False-colour image of Susitna Glacier. |
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Type | Valley glacier |
Location | Alaska |
Area | unknown |
Length | unknown |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Susitna River |
Status | unknown |
Susitna Glacier is an alpine or valley glacier in the Alaska Range. Susitna Glacier flows over a seismically active area[1]. 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 [2].