November 7, 1912 Earthquake: Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States on November 7, 1912 at 07:40:00 UTC, 90 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 7, 1912
- Time
- 07:40:00 UTC
- Place
- Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 90 km (56 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 57.500° N, 155.000° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 11, 1970, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States
- December 23, 1906, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- October 9, 1900, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States
- July 21, 1788, Unga Island, Alaska Peninsula, United States
- September 5, 1866, Kodiak Island, AK, Alaska, United States
- 1792, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States
- January 27, 1854, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States
- September 29, 1880, Alaska Peninsula, United States
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2964.