- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 4, 1899 CE
- Location:
- The 1899 Yakutat Bay, Alaska Earthquakes (First Major Event)
- Magnitude:
- 8.16 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 8.16
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 6.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 7
Other earthquake records of 1899 CE
- Indonesia, Banda Sea · Ms 7.8 · 2,460 deaths
- Turkey, Sultanhisar, Atca, Nazilli, Kuyucak, Denizli · Ms 6.7 · 1,117 deaths
- Turkey · M 5.6 · 247 deaths
- Argentina, La Rioja · 11 deaths
- California · Ms 6.4 · 6 deaths
- Alaska, Cape Yakataga · Ms 8.2
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 8.2 - The 1899 Yakutat Bay, Alaska Earthquakes (First Major Event) (1899 CE) happen?
- September 4, 1899 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.