Max magnitude
7.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Alaska seismic overview
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Alaska, all regrouped on the same country page.
Max magnitude
7.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Average magnitude
4.6
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
40.3 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Earthquake near 101 km NW of Yakutat
Earthquake near 86 km ESE of McCarthy
Earthquake near 139 km SSE of False Pass
Earthquake near 143 km S of False Pass
Earthquake near 76 km NW of Arctic Village
Earthquake near 115 km NW of Yakutat
Earthquake near 68 km NNE of Chignik
Earthquake near 82 km ENE of McCarthy
Earthquake near 88 km NW of Yakutat
Earthquake near 117 km NW of Yakutat
Earthquake near 112 km NW of Yakutat
Earthquake near 88 km WNW of Yakutat
Earthquake near 82 km NW of Karluk
Earthquake near 92 km E of McCarthy
Earthquake near 31 km NNW of Karluk
Earthquake near 56 km E of McCarthy
Earthquake near 124 km NW of Yakutat
Earthquake near 125 km NW of Yakutat
Earthquake near 81 km NNW of Karluk
Earthquake near 66 km SE of King Salmon
Earthquake near 63 km SSE of Ugashik
Earthquake near 85 km ENE of Ugashik
Earthquake near 85 km W of Akhiok
Earthquake near 89 km SE of King Salmon
Earthquake near 86 km NNW of Karluk
Strongest earthquakes
Earthquake near 1946 Unimak Island
Earthquake near 1938 Semidi Islands
Earthquake near Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Earthquake near 93 km NW of Attu Station
Activity rhythm
Cities by seismic activity
Live geography
Archive browsing
History
| 2018 | 7.9 | 607 |
| 2014 | 7.9 | 450 |
| 1996 | 7.9 | 516 |
| 1987 | 7.9 | 381 |
| 1929 | 7.9 | 22 |
| 2003 | 7.8 | 481 |
| 1965 | 7.8 | 125 |
| 1975 | 7.6 | 147 |
| 1917 | 7.4 | 11 |
| 1916 | 7.4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7.3 | 261 |
| 1939 | 7.2 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7.2 | 346 |
| 1957 | 7.2 | 96 |
| 1970 | 7.1 | 22 |
| 1990 | 7.1 | 197 |
| 1979 | 7.1 | 175 |
| 1948 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1940 | 7.1 | 20 |
| 2013 | 7.0 | 358 |
| 1999 | 7.0 | 235 |
| 1991 | 7.0 | 191 |
| 1989 | 7.0 | 275 |
| 1981 | 7.0 | 161 |
| 1953 | 7.0 | 8 |
| 1971 | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1969 | 6.9 | 29 |
| 1926 | 6.9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 335 |
| 2015 | 6.9 | 467 |
| 2001 | 6.9 | 238 |
| 1993 | 6.9 | 218 |
| 1992 | 6.9 | 208 |
| 1980 | 6.9 | 141 |
| 1966 | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1964 | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1951 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 1938 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 1946 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 1960 | 6.8 | 14 |
| 1955 | 6.8 | 20 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 341 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 458 |
| 2005 | 6.8 | 237 |
| 1986 | 6.8 | 590 |
| 1958 | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1967 | 6.8 | 24 |
| 1933 | 6.8 | 15 |
| 2010 | 6.7 | 438 |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 289 |
| 1978 | 6.7 | 146 |
| 1977 | 6.7 | 166 |
| 1930 | 6.7 | 12 |
| 1954 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1963 | 6.6 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6.6 | 335 |
| 2006 | 6.6 | 302 |
| 2002 | 6.6 | 285 |
| 1985 | 6.6 | 180 |
| 1932 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 1961 | 6.6 | 17 |
| 2026 | 6.5 | 419 |
| 2009 | 6.5 | 231 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 218 |
| 1995 | 6.5 | 245 |
| 1983 | 6.5 | 151 |
| 1974 | 6.5 | 179 |
| 1962 | 6.5 | 14 |
| 1956 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 1941 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 1952 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1927 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 1950 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 298 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 558 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 314 |
| 2012 | 6.4 | 209 |
| 1988 | 6.4 | 265 |
| 1982 | 6.4 | 169 |
| 1973 | 6.4 | 189 |
| 1924 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 1972 | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1942 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6.3 | 308 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 360 |
| 1998 | 6.3 | 314 |
| 1959 | 6.3 | 14 |
| 1968 | 6.2 | 21 |
| 2025 | 6.2 | 341 |
| 2004 | 6.2 | 188 |
| 1994 | 6.2 | 157 |
| 1931 | 6.0 | 8 |
| 1928 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 1984 | 5.9 | 161 |
| 1976 | 5.5 | 109 |