Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 196 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 196 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Thu, May 24, 2018, 8:27 PM AKDT (04:27 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-05-25 04:27:31 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.624° N, 151.876° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
49

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ef71 (also filed as ak19658664, aacse0186nvgx47, ak0186nvgx47). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.