Alaska earthquakes in 1941
8 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1941. The largest: M6.5 60 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska, Sep 27, 1941.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1941 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1941
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.4109 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 6.560 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 100 km deep
- 6.1281 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska · 20 km deep
- 5.9120 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.419 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.965 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.2117 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1941 | 0 | ||
| February 1941 | 0 | ||
| March 1941 | 0 | ||
| April 1941 | 2 | 6.2 | 117 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska |
| May 1941 | 0 | ||
| June 1941 | 0 | ||
| July 1941 | 1 | 6.4 | 19 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska |
| August 1941 | 2 | 6.0 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
| September 1941 | 2 | 6.5 | 60 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska |
| October 1941 | 0 | ||
| November 1941 | 1 | 6.4 | 109 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska |
| December 1941 | 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.