M4.2 earthquake 63 km W of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 63 km W of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, Apr 11, 1981, 1:28 PM GMT-10 (23:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-11 23:28:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.845° N, 169.789° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d3m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.