List of earthquakes in Alaska

This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Alaska.

DateMMIMag. CoordinatesDepthDeathsInjuriesCommentsRef
2020-07-22VIII7.8 Mw59.61°N 153.34°W / 59.61; -153.3428.0 km
2018-11-30VIII7.1 Mw61.340°N 149.937°W / 61.340; -149.93746.7 km117Road Damage[1]
2018-01-237.9 Mw56.058°N 149.097°W / 56.058; -149.09710 km[2]
2016-01-24VII7.1 Mw59.61°N 153.34°W / 59.61; -153.34127.8 km
2014-06-23VI7.9 Mw51.80°N 178.76°W / 51.80; -178.76107.5 kmTsunami
2002-11-03IX7.9 Mw63.51°N 147.6°W / 63.51; -147.613 km1
1986-05-07VI8.0 Mw51.52°N 174.78°E / 51.52; 174.7819 kmModerate damage / tsunami[3]
1975-02-02IX7.6 Ms53°07′N 173°30′E10 km15
1965-02-04VI8.7 Mw51.29°N 178.55°W / 51.29; -178.5536 kmTsunami
1964-03-27XI9.2 Mw61.04°N 147.73°W / 61.04; -147.7323 km139Tsunami
1958-07-10XI7.8 Mw58.37°N 136.67°W / 58.37; -136.6735 km5Megatsunami
1957-03-09VIII8.6 Mw51.5°N 175.63°W / 51.5; -175.6325 kmTsunami
1946-04-01VI8.6 Mw53.49°N 162.83°W / 53.49; -162.8315 km165–173Tsunami
1906-08-178.35 Mw50.6°N 178.36°E / 50.6; 178.36
1899-09-108.0 Mw60.0°N 140.0°W / 60.0; -140.047 feet (14 metres) uplift[4]
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See also

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.
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