Alaska earthquakes in 1934
9 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1934. The largest: M6.8 31 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska, May 3, 1934.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1934 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1934
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.394 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.915 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.6128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 20 km deep
- 6.075 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.76 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 60 km deep
- 5.845 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 6.227 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.831 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 6.0161 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1934 | 1 | 6.0 | 161 km SSW of Adak, Alaska |
| February 1934 | 0 | ||
| March 1934 | 0 | ||
| April 1934 | 0 | ||
| May 1934 | 2 | 6.8 | 31 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska |
| June 1934 | 2 | 6.7 | 6 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska |
| July 1934 | 2 | 6.6 | 128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska |
| August 1934 | 1 | 5.9 | 15 km N of Glacier View, Alaska |
| September 1934 | 0 | ||
| October 1934 | 0 | ||
| November 1934 | 1 | 6.3 | 94 km ESE of Adak, Alaska |
| December 1934 | 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.