Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 8:07 PM AKST (05:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (mb), minor
Local time: Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 8:07 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-12-01 05:07:03 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.027° N, 164.135° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.11
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 170°
Stations used: 113

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast164 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006exx (also filed as ak019fe41xyu). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.