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List of earthquakes in Alaska

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This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Alaska.

Date MMI Mag. Coordinates Depth Deaths Injuries Comments Ref
2021-07-28 VIII 8.2 Mw 55°28′26″N 157°55′01″W / 55.474°N 157.917°W / 55.474; -157.917 32.2 km Limited damage / Tsunami [1]
2020-10-19 VII 7.6 Mw 54°40′N 159°41′W / 54.66°N 159.68°W / 54.66; -159.68 33.3 km Tsunami
2020-07-22 VII 7.8 Mw 59°37′N 153°20′W / 59.61°N 153.34°W / 59.61; -153.34 28.0 km
2018-11-30 VIII 7.1 Mw 61°20′24″N 149°56′13″W / 61.340°N 149.937°W / 61.340; -149.937 46.7 km 117 Road Damage [2]
2018-01-23 IV 7.9 Mw 56°03′29″N 149°05′49″W / 56.058°N 149.097°W / 56.058; -149.097 10 km [3]
2016-01-24 VII 7.1 Mw 59°37′N 153°20′W / 59.61°N 153.34°W / 59.61; -153.34 127.8 km
2014-06-23 VI 7.9 Mw 51°48′N 178°46′W / 51.80°N 178.76°W / 51.80; -178.76 107.5 km Tsunami
2002-11-03 IX 7.9 Mw 63°31′N 147°36′W / 63.51°N 147.6°W / 63.51; -147.6 13 km 1
1986-05-07 VI 8.0 Mw 51°31′N 174°47′E / 51.52°N 174.78°E / 51.52; 174.78 19 km Moderate damage / tsunami [4]
1975-02-02 IX 7.6 Ms 53°07′N 173°30′E / 53.11°N 173.50°E / 53.11; 173.50 10 km 15
1965-02-03 VI 8.7 Mw 51°17′N 178°33′W / 51.29°N 178.55°W / 51.29; -178.55 36 km Tsunami
1964-03-27 XI 9.2 Mw 61°02′N 147°44′W / 61.04°N 147.73°W / 61.04; -147.73 23 km 139 Tsunami
1958-07-10 XI 7.8 Mw 58°22′N 136°40′W / 58.37°N 136.67°W / 58.37; -136.67 35 km 5 Megatsunami
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
1957-03-09 VIII 8.6 Mw 51°30′N 175°38′W / 51.5°N 175.63°W / 51.5; -175.63 25 km Tsunami
1946-04-01 VI 8.6 Mw 53°29′N 162°50′W / 53.49°N 162.83°W / 53.49; -162.83 15 km 165–173 Tsunami
1938-10-10 VII 8.2 Mw 55°10′41″N 158°10′52″E / 55.178°N 158.181°E / 55.178; 158.181 35 km [5]
1906-08-17 8.35 Mw 50°36′N 178°22′E / 50.6°N 178.36°E / 50.6; 178.36 —
1899-09-10 8.0 Mw - 8.4 Ms 60°00′N 140°00′W / 60.0°N 140.0°W / 60.0; -140.0 — 47 feet (14 metres) uplift [6][7]
1899-09-03 8.2 Mw - 8.5 Ms 60°00′N 140°00′W / 60.0°N 140.0°W / 60.0; -140.0 — [7]
1585-06-11 9.25 Mw Aleutian Islands Unknown Natives 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.

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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
  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. ^ a b 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 3 July 2022.
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