Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 123 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 123 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Sun, Sep 1, 2019, 8:55 AM AKDT (16:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 111 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-01 16:55:06 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.136° N, 152.775° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1116 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.7191 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.245 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.8184 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.6156 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.7112 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.1111 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.9185 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.6115 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.8155 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.6101 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.3115 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.194 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.292 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.527 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.973 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.9144 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.1101 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.9118 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.642 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.6207 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.848 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.151 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.846 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.991 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.1116 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.4115 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b7szf19 (also filed as us70005gvh). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.