Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 28 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 9:03 PM AKST (06:03 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 38 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-16 06:03:54 UTC
Depth
44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.425° N, 153.055° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.541 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.818 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.238 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.947 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.436 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.58 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.940 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.619 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.735 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.523 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.512 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.032 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.433 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.69 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.624 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.86 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.417 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.129 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.129 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.14 km SSE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.528 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.033 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.821 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.612 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.024 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.634 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.226 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.822 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.89 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.629 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.415 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.414 km NE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.951 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.723 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.77 km S of Port Lions, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.79 km SSE of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.428 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.729 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.527 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.721 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.327 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.615 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.59 km W of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.531 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.226 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.631 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.91 km W of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019epbkext (also filed as us70006bd6). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.