Alaska earthquakes in 1959
16 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1959. The largest: M6.3 94 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska, Dec 14, 1959.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1959 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1959
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.67 km SE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 45 km deep
- 6.075 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 27 km deep
- 6.394 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 24 km deep
- 5.551 km ESE of Shageluk, Alaska
- 5.5267 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.781 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 5.793 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 6.1157 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 30 km deep
- 6.068 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.981 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.747 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 30 km deep
- 6.0233 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 5.8239 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 20 km deep
- 5.934 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 55 km deep
- 5.758 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.9176 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1959 | 2 | 5.9 | 176 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska |
| February 1959 | 3 | 6.0 | 233 km ESE of Atka, Alaska |
| March 1959 | 0 | ||
| April 1959 | 1 | 5.7 | 47 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska |
| May 1959 | 2 | 6.0 | 68 km SSW of Adak, Alaska |
| June 1959 | 0 | ||
| July 1959 | 1 | 6.1 | 157 km ESE of Atka, Alaska |
| August 1959 | 2 | 5.7 | 93 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska |
| September 1959 | 2 | 5.5 | 51 km ESE of Shageluk, Alaska |
| October 1959 | 0 | ||
| November 1959 | 0 | ||
| December 1959 | 3 | 6.3 | 94 km SSE 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.