Alaska earthquakes in 1953
8 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1953. The largest: M7.0 171 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska, Jan 5, 1953.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1953 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1953
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.841 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 51 km deep
- 6.573 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 20 km deep
- 5.540 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deep
- 5.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 32 km deep
- 6.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 48 km deep
- 6.291 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.0101 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 7.0171 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska · 21 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1953 | 1 | 7.0 | 171 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska |
| February 1953 | 3 | 6.3 | 112 km E of Chignik, Alaska |
| March 1953 | 1 | 5.9 | Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
| April 1953 | 0 | ||
| May 1953 | 1 | 5.5 | 40 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska |
| June 1953 | 2 | 6.5 | 73 km S of Akhiok, Alaska |
| July 1953 | 0 | ||
| August 1953 | 0 | ||
| September 1953 | 0 | ||
| October 1953 | 0 | ||
| November 1953 | 0 | ||
| December 1953 | 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.