Alaska earthquakes in 1926
9 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1926. The largest: M6.9 100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska, Oct 13, 1926.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1926 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1926
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.6215 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.0102 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.9100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 40 km deep
- 6.7205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 50 km deep
- 6.7237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 45 km deep
- 6.391 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.153 km NE of Deering, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.0207 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1926 | 0 | ||
| February 1926 | 1 | 6.0 | 207 km SW of Adak, Alaska |
| March 1926 | 0 | ||
| April 1926 | 0 | ||
| May 1926 | 0 | ||
| June 1926 | 0 | ||
| July 1926 | 1 | 6.1 | 53 km NE of Deering, Alaska |
| August 1926 | 1 | 6.3 | 91 km ESE of Adak, Alaska |
| September 1926 | 0 | ||
| October 1926 | 4 | 6.9 | 100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska |
| November 1926 | 2 | 6.2 | 125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| December 1926 | 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.
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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.