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Alaska earthquakes in 1915

2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1915. The largest: M6.4 224 km WSW of Adak, Alaska, Aug 15, 1915.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1915 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1915

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19150
February 19150
March 19150
April 191516.3159 km SSE of Adak, Alaska
May 19150
June 19150
July 19150
August 191516.4224 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
September 19150
October 19150
November 19150
December 19150

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.

Nearby

Alaska nowWorldwide in 1915

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.