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Alaska earthquakes in 1965

134 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1965. The largest: M8.7 1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake, Feb 4, 1965.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19641966

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Where every quake of 1965 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1965

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 5.895 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 45 km deep
  2. 5.6115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 22 km deep
  3. 6.337 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 51 km deep
  4. 5.626 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 40 km deep
  5. 5.8236 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 15 km deep
  6. 5.8217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 45 km deep
  7. 5.9219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 29 km deep
  8. 5.737 km E of Adak, Alaska · 55 km deep
  9. 5.635 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 km deep
  10. 5.568 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 45 km deep
  11. 6.093 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 39 km deep
  12. 5.791 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 28 km deep
  13. 6.8south of the Aleutian Islands · 16 km deep
  14. 6.1171 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 20 km deep
  15. 5.6199 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 35 km deep
  16. 5.7143 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 15 km deep
  17. 5.6159 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 18 km deep
  18. 5.613 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 25 km deep
  19. 6.817 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 29 km deep
  20. 5.6192 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 31 km deep
  21. 5.6138 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 15 km deep
  22. 5.7122 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 13 km deep
  23. 5.487 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 43 km deep
  24. 5.248 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 35 km deep
  25. 5.6226 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 20 km deep
  26. 5.7237 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 15 km deep
  27. 6.9240 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 23 km deep
  28. 5.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 32 km deep
  29. 5.8244 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 23 km deep
  30. 5.6283 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 44 km deep
  31. 5.5197 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska · 31 km deep
  32. 5.559 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 32 km deep
  33. 7.881 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 39 km deep
  34. 5.7260 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 45 km deep
  35. 5.1103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 15 km deep
  36. 5.5112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 12 km deep
  37. 6.276 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 22 km deep
  38. 5.588 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska · 15 km deep
  39. 5.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 15 km deep
  40. 5.6132 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
  41. 5.6Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 17 km deep
  42. 5.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 41 km deep
  43. 5.5195 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 38 km deep
  44. 5.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 39 km deep
  45. 5.9155 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 28 km deep
  46. 5.52 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 61 km deep
  47. 5.6Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 31 km deep
  48. 5.429 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 16 km deep
  49. 5.788 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 35 km deep
  50. 5.5199 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 23 km deep
  51. 5.5237 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 28 km deep
  52. 5.890 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska · 20 km deep
  53. 6.053 km ENE of Shaktoolik, Alaska · 10 km deep
  54. 5.5157 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 24 km deep
  55. 6.076 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 15 km deep
  56. 5.8176 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 27 km deep
  57. 5.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 15 km deep
  58. 7.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 24 km deep
  59. 5.6171 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 39 km deep
  60. 5.792 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 17 km deep
  61. 5.590 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 27 km deep
  62. 5.7187 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 20 km deep
  63. 5.5175 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 36 km deep
  64. 5.592 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 28 km deep
  65. 5.5138 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska · 29 km deep
  66. 5.688 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 36 km deep
  67. 5.6129 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 26 km deep
  68. 5.6284 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 37 km deep
  69. 5.5155 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
  70. 6.3128 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 26 km deep
  71. 5.786 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 34 km deep
  72. 6.298 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 27 km deep
  73. 5.5106 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 32 km deep
  74. 5.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 26 km deep
  75. 5.8281 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 34 km deep
  76. 5.7259 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 32 km deep
  77. 5.8292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 26 km deep
  78. 5.574 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 33 km deep
  79. 5.979 km SSW of Attu Station, Alaska · 27 km deep
  80. 5.4238 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 34 km deep
  81. 5.581 km SSW of Attu Station, Alaska · 13 km deep
  82. 6.086 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deep
  83. 5.5259 km W of Adak, Alaska · 40 km deep
  84. 5.5152 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 27 km deep
  85. 5.598 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 28 km deep
  86. 5.8298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 20 km deep
  87. 5.8181 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
  88. 5.7173 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 19 km deep
  89. 5.681 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 10 km deep
  90. 5.8273 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
  91. 6.3210 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 23 km deep
  92. 5.7108 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 18 km deep
  93. 5.7184 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 37 km deep
  94. 5.6103 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 15 km deep
  95. 5.687 km SSW of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deep
  96. 6.2180 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 33 km deep
  97. 6.3226 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 km deep
  98. 5.6282 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 33 km deep
  99. 6.0152 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 26 km deep
  100. 5.759 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 20 km deep
  101. 5.5158 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
  102. 5.7109 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deep
  103. 6.289 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 34 km deep
  104. 5.5147 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 42 km deep
  105. 5.8165 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
  106. 5.5284 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 40 km deep
  107. 5.7134 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 10 km deep
  108. 5.8193 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
  109. 5.8157 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 21 km deep
  110. 6.4142 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 26 km deep
  111. 5.6157 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 20 km deep
  112. 6.581 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 27 km deep
  113. 5.6224 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 4 km deep
  114. 5.6255 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 17 km deep
  115. 5.547 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 24 km deep
  116. 7.4265 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 km deep
  117. 5.5165 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 20 km deep
  118. 5.6113 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 20 km deep
  119. 5.5171 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 40 km deep
  120. 5.7138 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 32 km deep
  121. 5.977 km SSW of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deep
  122. 5.743 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska · 17 km deep
  123. 5.7119 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 10 km deep
  124. 5.9135 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 20 km deep
  125. 5.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 25 km deep
  126. 5.571 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 26 km deep
  127. 5.8221 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
  128. 5.787 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska · 25 km deep
  129. 6.0185 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deep
  130. 5.8196 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 33 km deep
  131. 5.7272 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 35 km deep
  132. 8.71965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake · 30 km deep
  133. 5.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 30 km deep
  134. 5.6210 km W of Adak, Alaska · 88 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1965 in Alaska.

  1. 8.71965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake · 30 km deep
  2. 7.881 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 39 km deep
  3. 7.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 24 km deep
  4. 7.4265 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 km deep
  5. 6.9240 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 23 km deep
  6. 6.8south of the Aleutian Islands · 16 km deep
  7. 6.817 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 29 km deep
  8. 6.581 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 27 km deep
  9. 6.4142 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 26 km deep
  10. 6.3128 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 26 km deep
  11. 6.3210 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 23 km deep
  12. 6.3226 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 km deep
  13. 6.337 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 51 km deep
  14. 6.298 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 27 km deep
  15. 6.276 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 22 km deep
  16. 6.2180 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 33 km deep
  17. 6.289 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 34 km deep
  18. 6.1171 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 20 km deep
  19. 6.093 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 39 km deep
  20. 6.086 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deep
  21. 6.076 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 15 km deep
  22. 6.053 km ENE of Shaktoolik, Alaska · 10 km deep
  23. 6.0152 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 26 km deep
  24. 6.0185 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deep
  25. 5.9155 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 28 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196515.6210 km W of Adak, Alaska
February 1965628.71965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake
March 1965157.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
April 196586.076 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska
May 196555.9155 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
June 1965106.276 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
July 196597.881 km E of Nikolski, Alaska
August 196545.7122 km SE of Chenega, Alaska
September 196576.817 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska
October 196556.8south of the Aleutian Islands
November 196535.9219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
December 196556.337 km NNW of Aleneva, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Alaska nowWorldwide in 1965

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.