Alaska earthquakes in 1950
6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1950. The largest: M6.4 87 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska, Mar 28, 1950.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1950 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1950
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1950 | 0 | ||
| February 1950 | 0 | ||
| March 1950 | 1 | 6.4 | 87 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska |
| April 1950 | 1 | 6.0 | Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
| May 1950 | 0 | ||
| June 1950 | 0 | ||
| July 1950 | 1 | 6.1 | 124 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska |
| August 1950 | 1 | 6.0 | 28 km NW of Elim, Alaska |
| September 1950 | 1 | 6.1 | 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska |
| October 1950 | 0 | ||
| November 1950 | 1 | 6.2 | 59 km S of Adak, Alaska |
| December 1950 | 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.
By year
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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.