Alaska earthquakes in 1969
33 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Alaska in 1969. The largest: M6.9 231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska, May 14, 1969.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1969 was located in Alaska. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1969
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.626 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 40 km deep
- 5.2130 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 6.0101 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 5.767 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 12 km deep
- 5.835 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 58 km deep
- 6.0169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10 km deep
- 6.5175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 38 km deep
- 5.669 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 27 km deep
- 5.8189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 40 km deep
- 5.643 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 29 km deep
- 5.5104 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 30 km deep
- 5.5186 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 34 km deep
- 5.5194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.7194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.5209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.6212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 44 km deep
- 5.782 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 23 km deep
- 4.813 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 27 km deep
- 5.8139 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 13 km deep
- 5.676 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 45 km deep
- 5.5179 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 17 km deep
- 5.7234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 60 km deep
- 5.6203 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 18 km deep
- 5.869 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.5129 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 17 km deep
- 5.5142 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 5.5241 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 14 km deep
- 5.730 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 16 km deep
- 6.9231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 26 km deep
- 5.6193 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 17 km deep
- 5.6180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 30 km deep
- 5.9203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 5.6210 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 45 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1969 in Alaska.
- 6.9231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 26 km deep
- 6.7194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 6.5175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 38 km deep
- 6.0169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10 km deep
- 6.0101 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 25 km deep
- 5.9203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 15 km deep
- 5.835 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 58 km deep
- 5.8139 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 13 km deep
- 5.869 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.8189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 40 km deep
- 5.7234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 60 km deep
- 5.767 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 12 km deep
- 5.782 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 23 km deep
- 5.730 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 16 km deep
- 5.6212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 44 km deep
- 5.676 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 45 km deep
- 5.669 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 27 km deep
- 5.626 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 40 km deep
- 5.643 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska · 29 km deep
- 5.6210 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 45 km deep
- 5.6203 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 18 km deep
- 5.6193 km S of Attu Station, Alaska · 17 km deep
- 5.6180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 30 km deep
- 5.5209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deep
- 5.5104 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 30 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1969 | 2 | 5.9 | 203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| February 1969 | 0 | ||
| March 1969 | 1 | 5.6 | 180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| April 1969 | 1 | 5.6 | 193 km S of Attu Station, Alaska |
| May 1969 | 3 | 6.9 | 231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| June 1969 | 5 | 5.8 | 69 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska |
| July 1969 | 5 | 5.8 | 139 km S of Cordova, Alaska |
| August 1969 | 1 | 5.6 | 212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| September 1969 | 4 | 6.7 | 194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| October 1969 | 5 | 6.5 | 175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| November 1969 | 4 | 6.0 | 169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska |
| December 1969 | 2 | 5.6 | 26 km SSE of Sand Point, 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.