March 22, 1957 Earthquake: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States

Name: March 22, 1957 Earthquake: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
Start: 1957-03-22
Location: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States

March 22, 1957 · M7.5

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States on March 22, 1957 at 14:21:00 UTC.

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: March 22, 1957
Time: 14:21:00 UTC
Place: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
Magnitude: 7.5
Intensity: 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 55.000° N, 165.200° 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.

Significant earthquakes of 1957 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1957 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 4118.