Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 100 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 100 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 12:53 PM AKST (21:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 120 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-12-22 21:53:07 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.485° N, 152.305° 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
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1134 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.5119 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.129 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.129 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.6116 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.634 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.7120 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.727 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.9143 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.0110 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.0110 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.7114 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.5111 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.5106 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.5110 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.4116 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.3107 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.8110 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.9121 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.294 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.2104 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.6117 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.4139 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.8115 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.8116 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.5112 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.0119 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.4117 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019gd4511d (also filed as us70006rm0). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.