Alaska earthquakes in 1960
16 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1960. The largest: M6.8 187 km S of Nikolski, Alaska, Nov 12, 1960.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1960 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1960
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.5105 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 160 km deep
- 6.8187 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 22 km deep
- 5.969 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 41 km deep
- 6.5143 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 36 km deep
- 6.0130 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.543 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 195 km deep
- 5.9180 km E of Atka, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.084 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 22 km deep
- 5.971 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 29 km deep
- 5.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 19 km deep
- 6.1189 km S of Adak, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 5.993 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 34 km deep
- 5.8Alaska Peninsula · 44 km deep
- 5.8109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 47 km deep
- 6.0117 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1960 | 0 | ||
| February 1960 | 2 | 6.0 | 117 km SW of Adak, Alaska |
| March 1960 | 0 | ||
| April 1960 | 0 | ||
| May 1960 | 1 | 5.8 | Alaska Peninsula |
| June 1960 | 1 | 5.9 | 93 km SE of Atka, Alaska |
| July 1960 | 1 | 6.1 | 189 km S of Adak, Alaska |
| August 1960 | 3 | 6.5 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
| September 1960 | 3 | 6.0 | 84 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska |
| October 1960 | 2 | 6.5 | 143 km ESE of Atka, Alaska |
| November 1960 | 2 | 6.8 | 187 km S of Nikolski, Alaska |
| December 1960 | 1 | 5.5 | 105 km NNW of Adak, 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.