December 21, 1962 Earthquake: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States on December 21, 1962 at 08:42:43 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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
- December 21, 1962
- Time
- 08:42:43 UTC
- Place
- Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 52.470° N, 168.540° 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.
- August 23, 1872, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- July 27, 2015, Alaska, United States
- January 1, 1902, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- September 2, 1907, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- July 2, 1965, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- April 18, 1916, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- August 29, 1878, East Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- March 7, 1929, 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 6326.