Alaska earthquakes in 1942
8 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1942. The largest: M6.3 110 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska, Sep 24, 1942.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1942 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1942
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.236 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.061 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 90 km deep
- 6.3110 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.257 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.256 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 44 km deep
- 6.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.9173 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.295 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 25 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1942 | 0 | ||
| February 1942 | 0 | ||
| March 1942 | 1 | 6.2 | 95 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska |
| April 1942 | 0 | ||
| May 1942 | 1 | 5.9 | 173 km ESE of Atka, Alaska |
| June 1942 | 0 | ||
| July 1942 | 0 | ||
| August 1942 | 0 | ||
| September 1942 | 4 | 6.3 | 110 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska |
| October 1942 | 0 | ||
| November 1942 | 0 | ||
| December 1942 | 2 | 6.2 | 36 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska |
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.