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Major earthquakes in Alaska since 1900 (M6+)

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LargestM7.91987
M7+58
LatestM6.52026-09-17

Per decade

Depth

50 largest

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M7.9 1987-11-301987-11-30 19:2310 km200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska
M7.9 1996-06-101996-06-10 04:0333 km77 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M7.9 2014-06-232014-06-23 20:53109 kmRat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M7.9 2018-01-232018-01-23 09:3114 km261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska
M7.9 1900-10-091900-10-09 12:2820 kmKodiak Island region, Alaska
M7.9 1929-12-171929-12-17 10:5820 km93 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska
M7.8 1929-03-071929-03-07 01:3415 km234 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M7.8 1958-07-101958-07-10 06:1510 km22 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska
M7.8 1965-07-021965-07-02 20:5839 km81 km E of Nikolski, Alaska
M7.8 2003-11-172003-11-17 06:4333 kmRat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M7.6 1965-03-301965-03-30 02:2724 kmRat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M7.6 1972-07-301972-07-30 21:4520 km55 km SW of Sitka, Alaska
M7.6 1975-02-021975-02-02 08:4310 km36 km NE of Attu Station, Alaska
M7.6 1905-02-141905-02-14 08:4635 km5 km WNW of Adak, Alaska
M7.5 2013-01-052013-01-05 08:589 km110 km SW of Edna Bay, Alaska
M7.4 1916-04-181916-04-18 04:01140 km133 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska
M7.4 1917-05-311917-05-31 08:4735 km54 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
M7.4 1965-02-041965-02-04 08:409 km265 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M7.4 1907-09-021907-09-02 16:0115 km151 km S of Attu Station, Alaska
M7.3 1929-07-071929-07-07 21:2335 km88 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M7.3 1996-06-101996-06-10 15:2426 km46 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
M7.3 2011-06-242011-06-24 03:0952 kmFox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M7.2 1927-10-241927-10-24 15:5910 km31 km SSW of Pelican, Alaska
M7.2 1939-09-081939-09-08 12:0415 km238 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska
M7.2 1912-07-071912-07-07 07:573 kmMount McKinley (Denali) area, Alaska
M7.2 2007-12-192007-12-19 09:3034 km207 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M7.2 1905-03-221905-03-22 03:3835 km238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M7.2 1957-03-161957-03-16 02:3425 km162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M7.1 1957-03-141957-03-14 14:4725 km75 km S of Adak, Alaska
M7.1 1957-03-121957-03-12 11:4520 km60 km SW of Adak, Alaska
M7.1 1970-02-281970-02-28 10:52164 km58 km WNW of Atka, Alaska
M7.1 1901-12-311901-12-31 09:02–Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M7.1 1948-05-141948-05-14 22:3125 km90 km SE of King Cove, Alaska
M7.1 1979-02-281979-02-28 21:2715 km113 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska
M7.1 1990-11-061990-11-06 20:1425 km231 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska
M7.1 2003-03-172003-03-17 16:3633 kmRat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M7.1 2016-01-242016-01-24 10:30126 km47 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska
M7.1 2018-11-302018-11-30 17:2947 km1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska
M7.1 1912-11-071912-11-07 07:4035 km4 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska
M7.1 1957-03-221957-03-22 14:2147 km39 km S of Akutan, Alaska
M7.1 1957-03-111957-03-11 09:5835 km35 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
M7.0 1916-02-061916-02-06 21:5115 kmRat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M7.0 1940-04-161940-04-16 06:4330 km24 km E of Attu Station, Alaska
M7.0 1940-04-161940-04-16 06:0730 km80 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska
M7.0 1906-12-231906-12-23 17:2115 km153 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska
M7.0 1910-09-091910-09-09 01:1335 km101 km S of Adak, Alaska
M7.0 1909-04-101909-04-10 19:3435 km167 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska
M7.0 1929-07-051929-07-05 14:1935 km114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M7.0 1902-01-011902-01-01 05:20–Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M7.0 1903-01-171903-01-17 16:05–153 km SE of Adak, Alaska

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.