Alaska earthquake. Alaska united states has had. The earthquake happened in the so called alaska aleutian trench where a magnitude 92 quake in 1964 was centered. The alaska aleutian trench was also where a magnitude 92 quake in 1964 was centered.
Javascript must be enabled to view our earthquake maps. That remains the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Google maps late last night alaska was struck with a magnitude 78 earthquake just off its coast causing immediate concerns for tsunami risk.
This evenings m78 earthquake 72120 1012 pm akdt occurred on the well known subduction zone interface off the alaska peninsula. If the application does not load try our legacy latest earthquakes application. The temblor and ensuing tsunami caused.
Alaska earthquake center earthquakes in alaska. A powerful 78 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the alaska peninsula in the southwestern part of the state on tuesday night triggered tsunami warnings that were later canceled. 6104 earthquakes in the past 365 days.
Weak shaking was felt more than 500 miles away in the matsu and anchorage areas. The 1964 alaska earthquake the strongest earthquake ever recorded in north america struck alaskas prince william sound about 74 miles southeast of anchorage. That remains the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded globally.
559 earthquakes in the past 30 days. To access usgs earthquake information without using javascript use our magnitude 25 earthquakes past day atom feed or our other earthquake feeds. An earthquake with a magnitude of 78 struck off southern alaskas coast late tuesday shaking the alaska peninsula and briefly sparking tsunami concerns before officials said no destructive waves.