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List of earthquakes in Alaska

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This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Alaska.

DateMMIMag. CoordinatesDepthDeathsInjuriesCommentsRef
2021-07-28VIII8.2 Mw55°28′26″N 157°55′01″W / 55.474°N 157.917°W / 55.474; -157.91732.2 kmLimited damage / Tsunami[1]
2020-10-19VII7.6 Mw54°40′N 159°41′W / 54.66°N 159.68°W / 54.66; -159.6833.3 kmTsunami
2020-07-22VII7.8 Mw59°37′N 153°20′W / 59.61°N 153.34°W / 59.61; -153.3428.0 km
2018-11-30VIII7.1 Mw61°20′24″N 149°56′13″W / 61.340°N 149.937°W / 61.340; -149.93746.7 km117Road Damage[2]
2018-01-23IV7.9 Mw56°03′29″N 149°05′49″W / 56.058°N 149.097°W / 56.058; -149.09710 km[3]
2016-01-24VII7.1 Mw59°37′N 153°20′W / 59.61°N 153.34°W / 59.61; -153.34127.8 km
2014-06-23VI7.9 Mw51°48′N 178°46′W / 51.80°N 178.76°W / 51.80; -178.76107.5 kmTsunami
2002-11-03IX7.9 Mw63°31′N 147°36′W / 63.51°N 147.6°W / 63.51; -147.613 km1
1986-05-07VI8.0 Mw51°31′N 174°47′E / 51.52°N 174.78°E / 51.52; 174.7819 kmModerate damage / tsunami[4]
1975-02-02IX7.6 Ms53°07′N 173°30′E / 53.11°N 173.50°E / 53.11; 173.5010 km15
1965-02-03VI8.7 Mw51°17′N 178°33′W / 51.29°N 178.55°W / 51.29; -178.5536 kmTsunami
1964-03-27XI9.2 Mw61°02′N 147°44′W / 61.04°N 147.73°W / 61.04; -147.7323 km139Tsunami
1958-07-10XI7.8 Mw58°22′N 136°40′W / 58.37°N 136.67°W / 58.37; -136.6735 km5Megatsunami
1958-04-07 VIII 7.3 Mw 65°54′54″N 156°20′35″W / 65.915°N 156.343°W / 65.915; -156.343 7 km Damage to towns
1957-03-09VIII8.6 Mw51°30′N 175°38′W / 51.5°N 175.63°W / 51.5; -175.6325 kmTsunami
1946-04-01VI8.6 Mw53°29′N 162°50′W / 53.49°N 162.83°W / 53.49; -162.8315 km165–173Tsunami
1938-10-10VII8.2 Mw55°10′41″N 158°10′52″E / 55.178°N 158.181°E / 55.178; 158.18135 km[5]
1906-08-178.35 Mw50°36′N 178°22′E / 50.6°N 178.36°E / 50.6; 178.36–
1899-09-108.0 Mw – 8.4 Ms60°00′N 140°00′W / 60.0°N 140.0°W / 60.0; -140.0–47 feet (14 metres) uplift[6][7]
1899-09-038.2 Mw – 8.5 Ms60°00′N 140°00′W / 60.0°N 140.0°W / 60.0; -140.0–[7]
1585-06-119.25 MwAleutian IslandsUnknownNatives killed by a tsunami in Hawaii.
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

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References

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  1. ↑ "USGS Earthquake".
  2. ↑ "M 7.1 – 14 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. November 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ "M 7.9 – 280 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. January 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K, archived from the original on September 29, 2006
  5. ↑ "USGS Earthquake".
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 McCann, William (1980). "Yakataga gap, Alaska: Seismic history and earthquake potential". Science. 207 (4437): 1309–1314. Bibcode:1980Sci...207.1309M. doi:10.1126/science.207.4437.1309. JSTOR 1683431. S2CID 128624810. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
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