Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska on Wed, Dec 5, 2018, 2:34 AM AKST (11:34 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 19 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-12-05 11:34:38 UTC
Depth
54.3 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.456° N, 153.372° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 77.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018fktxsdl. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.