List of earthquakes in Alaska

This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Alaska.

+ Date MMI Coordinates Depth Deaths Injuries Comments Ref 2021-07-28 VIII 8.2 Mw 32.2 km Limited damage / Tsunami 2020-10-19 VII 7.6 Mw 33.3 km Tsunami 2020-07-22 VII 7.8 Mw 28.0 km 2018-11-30 VIII 7.1 Mw 46.7 km 117 Road Damage 2018-01-23 IV 7.9 Mw 10 km 2016-01-24 VII 7.1 Mw 127.8 km 2014-06-23 VI 7.9 Mw 107.5 km Tsunami 2002-11-03 IX 7.9 Mw 13 km 1 1986-05-07 VI 8.0 Mw 19 km Moderate damage / tsunami 1975-02-02 IX 7.6 Ms 10 km 15 1965-02-03 VI 8.7 Mw 36 km Tsunami 1964-03-27 XI 9.2 Mw 23 km 139 Tsunami 1958-07-10 XI 7.8 Mw 35 km 5 Megatsunami 1958-04-07VIII7.3 7 kmDamage to towns 1957-03-09 VIII 8.6 Mw 25 km Tsunami 1946-04-01 VI 8.6 Mw 15 km 165–173 Tsunami 1938-10-10 VII 8.2 35 km 1906-08-17 8.35 Mw – 1899-09-10 8.0 Mw – 8.4 Ms – 47 feet (14 metres) uplift Page, RA; Biswas, NN; Lahr, JC; Pulpan, H (1991) Seismicity of continental Alaska. In: 1899-09-03 8.2 – 8.5 – 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.

See also Geology of Alaska

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