M3.1 earthquake 116 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Sun, Sep 1, 2019, 10:13 AM AKDT (18:13 UTC), 19 km (11 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b7txcxl (also filed as us70005b0d). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC.