April 18, 1916 Earthquake: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States on April 18, 1916 at 04:01:00 UTC, 170 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
- April 18, 1916
- Time
- 04:01:00 UTC
- Place
- Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 170 km (106 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 53.300° N, 170.000° 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.
- September 2, 1907, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- July 27, 2015, Alaska, United States
- December 21, 1962, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- August 23, 1872, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- July 2, 1965, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- September 2, 2011, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- May 31, 1917, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States
- June 24, 2011, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- January 1, 1902, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
More
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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 3053.