Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 184 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 184 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 8:57 AM AKDT (16:57 UTC), 12 km (8 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: 3.8 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 8:57 AM AKDT
UTC: 2019-09-20 16:57:15 UTC
Depth: 12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.746° N, 151.884° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 43

Nearest places

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

Womens Bay, AlaskaPopulation 719. Forecast221 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60005lgj (also filed as ak019c387g69). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.