Alaska earthquakes in 1954
6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1954. The largest: M6.8 24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska, Oct 3, 1954.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1954 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1954
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 1954 | 0 | ||
| February 1954 | 0 | ||
| March 1954 | 1 | 6.3 | 239 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska |
| April 1954 | 1 | 6.6 | 193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| May 1954 | 0 | ||
| June 1954 | 1 | 6.0 | Kodiak Island region, Alaska |
| July 1954 | 0 | ||
| August 1954 | 1 | 5.9 | 230 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska |
| September 1954 | 0 | ||
| October 1954 | 1 | 6.8 | 24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska |
| November 1954 | 0 | ||
| December 1954 | 1 | 5.9 | 73 km S of Nikolski, 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.