Alaska earthquakes in 1961
19 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1961. The largest: M6.5 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Dec 30, 1961.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1961 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1961
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.085 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 23 km deep
- 5.5212 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 22 km deep
- 5.878 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 33 km deep
- 5.563 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 5.661 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska
- 6.06 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 44 km deep
- 5.3111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.5170 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska
- 6.3240 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 22 km deep
- 5.8125 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 6.183 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deep
- 6.134 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 45 km deep
- 6.1119 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 29 km deep
- 5.530 km S of Rampart, Alaska
- 5.998 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 20 km deep
- 6.0129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 22 km deep
- 6.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 20 km deep
- 6.546 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 32 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1961 | 6 | 6.5 | 46 km ESE of Adak, Alaska |
| February 1961 | 0 | ||
| March 1961 | 1 | 6.1 | 34 km ESE of Adak, Alaska |
| April 1961 | 0 | ||
| May 1961 | 1 | 6.1 | 83 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska |
| June 1961 | 1 | 5.8 | 125 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska |
| July 1961 | 0 | ||
| August 1961 | 1 | 6.3 | 240 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska |
| September 1961 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska |
| October 1961 | 1 | 5.5 | 212 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska |
| November 1961 | 0 | ||
| December 1961 | 2 | 6.5 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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.