List of earthquakes in Alaska
This is a list of earthquakes in Alaska.
| Date | MMI | Mag. | Coordinates | Depth | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-23 | 7.9 Mw | 56°03′29″N 149°05′49″W / 56.058°N 149.097°W | 10 km | Tsunami | [1] | |||
| 2016-01-24 | VII | 7.1 Mw | 59°37′N 153°20′W / 59.61°N 153.34°W | 127.8 km | ||||
| 2014-06-23 | VI | 7.9 Mw | 51°48′N 178°46′W / 51.80°N 178.76°W | 107.5 km | Tsunami | |||
| 2002-11-03 | IX | 7.9 Mw | 63°31′N 147°36′W / 63.51°N 147.6°W | 13 km | 1 | |||
| 1986-05-07 | VI | 8.0 Mw | 51°31′N 174°47′E / 51.52°N 174.78°E | 19 km | Moderate damage / tsunami | [2] | ||
| 1975-02-02 | IX | 7.6 Ms | 53°07′N 173°30′E / 53.11°N 173.50°E | 10 km | 15 | |||
| 1965-02-04 | VI | 8.7 Mw | 51°17′N 178°33′W / 51.29°N 178.55°W | 36 km | Tsunami | |||
| 1964-03-27 | XI | 9.2 Mw | 61°02′N 147°44′W / 61.04°N 147.73°W | 23 km | 139 | Tsunami | ||
| 1958-07-10 | XI | 7.8 Mw | 58°22′N 136°40′W / 58.37°N 136.67°W | 35 km | 5 | Megatsunami | ||
| 1957-03-09 | VIII | 8.6 Mw | 51°30′N 175°38′W / 51.5°N 175.63°W | 25 km | Tsunami | |||
| 1946-04-01 | VI | 8.6 Mw | 53°29′N 162°50′W / 53.49°N 162.83°W | 15 km | 165–173 | Tsunami | ||
| 1906-08-17 | 8.35 Mw | 50°36′N 178°22′E / 50.6°N 178.36°E | — | |||||
| 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 should be recorded. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "M 7.9 - 280km SE of Kodiak, Alaska". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. January 23, 2018.
- ↑ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
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