M4.4 earthquake 209 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 209 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Feb 15, 1981, 3:26 AM GMT-11 (14:26 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 183 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-15 14:26:15 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.515° N, 170.868° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c6u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.