Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 8:58 AM AKDT (16:58 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 166 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 8:58 AM AKDT
UTC: 2019-06-15 16:58:05 UTC
Depth: 18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.816° N, 164.137° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 2.8 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 28

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast113 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 75.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004gdx (also filed as ak0197mt2zp9). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.