Alaska earthquakes in 1962
20 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1962. The largest: M6.5 86 km S of Nikolski, Alaska, Dec 22, 1962.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1962 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1962
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.586 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 33 km deep
- 6.585 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 6.479 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 21 km deep
- 5.744 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 5.8164 km S of Adak, Alaska · 22 km deep
- 5.7121 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 40 km deep
- 5.763 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.8236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.0225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.2219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.654 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 30 km deep
- 6.166 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 46 km deep
- 6.069 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 50 km deep
- 5.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 31 km deep
- 5.547 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 20 km deep
- 6.0161 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 43 km deep
- 5.425 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 57 km deep
- 5.5129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 65 km deep
- 5.553 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 108 km deep
- 5.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 25 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1962 | 1 | 5.9 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
| February 1962 | 0 | ||
| March 1962 | 0 | ||
| April 1962 | 2 | 5.5 | 129 km S of False Pass, Alaska |
| May 1962 | 2 | 6.0 | 161 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska |
| June 1962 | 1 | 5.5 | 47 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska |
| July 1962 | 2 | 6.0 | 69 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska |
| August 1962 | 3 | 6.2 | 219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| September 1962 | 2 | 6.0 | 225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| October 1962 | 1 | 5.7 | 63 km ESE of Adak, Alaska |
| November 1962 | 0 | ||
| December 1962 | 6 | 6.5 | 86 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.