Home › 1948 › Alaska

M7.1 earthquake, Alaska, 1948-05-14

MagnitudeM7.1mw

This page is updated only once a day and is not an alert service. For current earthquake and tsunami information, check the Japan Meteorological Agency, the USGS and your local authorities.

Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1948-05-14 22:31

Rank in 194811 / 114among M6+

Rank since 19001117 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

90 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 54.59, -161.16

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M8.6M8.6

1938 M8.2M8.2

2021 M8.2M8.2

2020 M7.8M7.8

2020 M7.6M7.6

1917 M7.4M7.4

2025 M7.3M7.3

2023 M7.2M7.2

1948 M7.1M7.1

1991 M7.0M7.0

1901 M7.0M7.0

1993 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1947-05-02	1947-05-02 02:19	35 km	111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.2 1946-11-12	1946-11-12 05:56	25 km	156 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.5 1946-10-30	1946-10-30 07:47	30 km	83 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.2 1946-04-06	1946-04-06 04:52	25 km	184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.0 1946-04-03	1946-04-03 08:58	25 km	155 km S of False Pass, Alaska
M6.1 1946-04-02	1946-04-02 16:30	25 km	136 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.2 1946-04-02	1946-04-02 05:57	25 km	172 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
M6.2 1946-04-02	1946-04-02 04:13	25 km	136 km S of False Pass, Alaska
M6.6 1946-04-01	1946-04-01 18:57	25 km	146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.2 1946-04-01	1946-04-01 16:59	25 km	136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.