- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 10, 1958 CE
- Location:
- Alaska, Lituya Bay
- Magnitude:
- 7.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Deaths:
- 5
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
- Damage:
- ~$0.1M (value at the time)
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.34
Other earthquake records of 1958 CE
- Iran, Firuzabad · Mw 6.7 · 132 deaths
- Colombia-Ecuador · Mw 7.6 · 115 deaths
- Peru, Arequipa · Mw 7 · 28 deaths
- Iran · Ms 5.2 · 16 deaths
- Indonesia, Java: Malang · Ms 6.7 · 8 deaths
- Chile-Argentina · Ms 6.8 · 7 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1958 CE Earthquake — Alaska, Lituya Bay happen?
- July 10, 1958 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 5. Historical death tolls vary by source.