Alaska earthquakes in 1952
11 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1952. The largest: M6.5 77 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska, Dec 7, 1952.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1952 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1952
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.830 km NW of Port Clarence, Alaska · 10 km deep
- 5.952 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 6.577 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.571 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 20 km deep
- 6.015 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 43 km deep
- 5.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 33 km deep
- 5.8101 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 28 km deep
- 6.177 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 10 km deep
- 5.8233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 50 km deep
- 6.2130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 27 km deep
- 6.3136 km ESE 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 1952 | 2 | 6.3 | 136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska |
| February 1952 | 1 | 5.8 | 233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| March 1952 | 2 | 6.1 | 77 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska |
| April 1952 | 0 | ||
| May 1952 | 0 | ||
| June 1952 | 0 | ||
| July 1952 | 1 | 5.6 | Unimak Island region, Alaska |
| August 1952 | 1 | 6.0 | 15 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska |
| September 1952 | 0 | ||
| October 1952 | 0 | ||
| November 1952 | 1 | 6.5 | 71 km S of Akhiok, Alaska |
| December 1952 | 3 | 6.5 | 77 km SE of Attu Station, 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.