Alaska earthquakes in 1932
11 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1932. The largest: M6.8 Alaska Range, about 220 km NW of Anchorage, Mar 25, 1932.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1932 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1932
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.368 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.672 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 6.021 km N of Whittier, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.569 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 5.743 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.072 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.2108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.8Alaska Range, about 220 km NW of Anchorage · 15 km deep
- 6.090 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska
- 6.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.2128 km WSW 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 1932 | 1 | 6.2 | 128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| February 1932 | 0 | ||
| March 1932 | 3 | 6.8 | Alaska Range, about 220 km NW of Anchorage |
| April 1932 | 1 | 6.2 | 108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| May 1932 | 0 | ||
| June 1932 | 1 | 6.0 | 72 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska |
| July 1932 | 0 | ||
| August 1932 | 2 | 6.5 | 69 km S of Nikolski, Alaska |
| September 1932 | 1 | 6.0 | 21 km N of Whittier, Alaska |
| October 1932 | 2 | 6.6 | 72 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska |
| November 1932 | 0 | ||
| December 1932 | 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.