List of earthquakes in Alaska

This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Alaska.

Date	MMI	Mag.	Coordinates	Depth	Deaths	Injuries	Comments	Ref
2020-07-22	VIII	7.8 Mw	59.61°N 153.34°W / 59.61; -153.34	28.0 km
2018-11-30	VIII	7.1 Mw	61.340°N 149.937°W / 61.340; -149.937	46.7 km		117	Road Damage	[1]
2018-01-23		7.9 Mw	56.058°N 149.097°W / 56.058; -149.097	10 km				[2]
2016-01-24	VII	7.1 Mw	59.61°N 153.34°W / 59.61; -153.34	127.8 km
2014-06-23	VI	7.9 Mw	51.80°N 178.76°W / 51.80; -178.76	107.5 km			Tsunami
2002-11-03	IX	7.9 Mw	63.51°N 147.6°W / 63.51; -147.6	13 km		1
1986-05-07	VI	8.0 Mw	51.52°N 174.78°E / 51.52; 174.78	19 km			Moderate damage / tsunami	[3]
1975-02-02	IX	7.6 Ms	53°07′N 173°30′E	10 km		15
1965-02-04	VI	8.7 Mw	51.29°N 178.55°W / 51.29; -178.55	36 km			Tsunami
1964-03-27	XI	9.2 Mw	61.04°N 147.73°W / 61.04; -147.73	23 km	139		Tsunami
1958-07-10	XI	7.8 Mw	58.37°N 136.67°W / 58.37; -136.67	35 km	5		Megatsunami
1957-03-09	VIII	8.6 Mw	51.5°N 175.63°W / 51.5; -175.63	25 km			Tsunami
1946-04-01	VI	8.6 Mw	53.49°N 162.83°W / 53.49; -162.83	15 km	165–173		Tsunami
1906-08-17		8.35 Mw	50.6°N 178.36°E / 50.6; 178.36	—
1899-09-10		8.0 Mw	60.0°N 140.0°W / 60.0; -140.0	—			47 feet (14 metres) uplift	[4]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events and those of scientific interest should be recorded.

See also

• Geology of Alaska

References

1. "M 7.1 - 14km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. November 30, 2018.
2. "M 7.9 - 280km SE of Kodiak, Alaska". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. January 23, 2018.
3. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
4. Page, RA; Biswas, NN; Lahr, JC; Pulpan, H (1991) Seismicity of continental Alaska. In: Slemmons, DB; Engdahl, ER; Zoback, MD; Blackwell, DD (eds.). Neotectonics of North America (PDF). Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America.