Alaska earthquakes in 1908
2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1908. The largest: M6.7 117 km W of Yakutat, Alaska, May 14, 1908.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1908 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1908
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1908 | 0 | ||
| February 1908 | 1 | 6.0 | Near Valdez, Alaska |
| March 1908 | 0 | ||
| April 1908 | 0 | ||
| May 1908 | 1 | 6.7 | 117 km W of Yakutat, Alaska |
| June 1908 | 0 | ||
| July 1908 | 0 | ||
| August 1908 | 0 | ||
| September 1908 | 0 | ||
| October 1908 | 0 | ||
| November 1908 | 0 | ||
| December 1908 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.