List of earthquakes in Alaska

This is a list of earthquakes in Alaska.

Date	Time	Name	MMI	Magnitude	Coordinates	Depth	Deaths	Comments	Ref
1906-08-17	00:10 UTC	1906 Aleutian Islands		7.8 Ms	51°03′N 179°41′E / 51.05°N 179.69°E	—	0		[1]
1946-04-01	12:28 UTC	1946 Aleutian Islands	VI	7.4 Ms	53°19′N 163°11′W / 53.32°N 163.19°W	25 km	165	Tsunami	[2]
1957-03-09	14:22 UTC	1957 Andreanof Islands	VIII	8.8 Mw	51°17′N 175°38′W / 51.29°N 175.63°W	—	0	Tsunami	[3]
1958-07-10	06:15 UTC	1958 Lituya Bay	XI	8.3 Mw	58°20′N 136°31′W / 58.34°N 136.52°W	35 km	5	Megatsunami	[4]
1964-03-27	17:36 UTC	1964 Alaska	X	9.2 Mw	61°02′N 147°44′W / 61.04°N 147.73°W	33 km	139	Tsunami	[5]
1965-02-04	05:01 UTC	1965 Rat Islands	VI	8.7 Mw	51°17′N 178°33′W / 51.29°N 178.55°W	36 km	0	Tsunami	[6]
1975-02-02	08:43 UTC	1975 Near Islands	IX	7.6 Ms	53°07′N 173°30′E / 53.11°N 173.50°E	10 km	0		[7]
1986-05-07	22:47 UTC	1986 Andreanof Islands	VI	8.0 Mw	51°31′N 174°46′E / 51.52°N 174.77°E	33 km	0	Tsunami	[8]
2002-11-03	22:12 UTC	2002 Denali	IX	7.9 Mw	63°31′N 147°32′W / 63.52°N 147.53°W	5 km	0		[9]
2007-12-19	09:30 UTC	2007 Andreanof Islands	VI	7.2 Mw	51°22′N 179°31′W / 51.36°N 179.51°W	34 km	0		[10]
2014-06-23	20:53 UTC	2014 Aleutian Islands	VI	7.9 Mw	51°48′N 178°46′W / 51.80°N 178.76°W	109 km	0	Tsunami	[11]
2016-01-24	10:30 UTC	2016 Cook Inlet	VII	7.1 Mw	59°40′N 153°27′W / 59.66°N 153.45°W	127.8 km	0		[12]

References

1. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 21, 50
2. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 26, 53
3. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 29, 54
4. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 32, 54–55
5. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 35, 55–56
6. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 37, 56–57
7. Simon, R.B.; Stover, C.W.; Person, W.J. (1977). Earthquakes in the United States, January–March 1975. U.S. Geological Survey. p. 17.
8. USGS. "M8.0 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey.
9. USGS. "The 2002 Denali Fault earthquake". United States Geological Survey.
10. USGS. "M7.2 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey.
11. USGS. "M7.9 - 19km SE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska". United States Geological Survey.
12. USGS. "M7.1 - 83km E of Old Iliamna, Alaska". United States Geological Survey.

Sources

• Stover, C. W.; Coffman, J. L. (1993), Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised), U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, United States Government Printing Office