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Alaska earthquakes in 1924

5 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1924. The largest: M6.4 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Sep 15, 1924.

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

19231925

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Where every quake of 1924 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1924

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19240
February 19240
March 19240
April 19240
May 192415.684 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
June 19240
July 19240
August 192436.2102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
September 192416.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
October 19240
November 19240
December 19240

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 1924

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.