The June 2, 1903 earthquake
M6.9Kuskokwim River Basin, Southwestern Alaska
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake, centred in Bethel Census Area. The 72nd strongest in Alaska’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- surface-wave magnitude (ms)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Tuesday, June 2, 1903
- 03:17 AST; 13:17 UTC
- In Alaska’s record
- 72nd
- strongest of 124,625 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event official19030602131700000 (“Kuskokwim River Basin, Southwestern Alaska”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- Bethel Census AreaAK · inside
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK · 27.6 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
20 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
No earlier earthquake of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles in the catalogue since 1900.
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.