Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 96 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 96 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, May 15, 2016, 3:39 PM AKDT (23:39 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 73 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, May 15, 2016, 3:39 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-05-15 23:39:43 UTC
Depth: 13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.328° N, 167.853° 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: 12

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast193 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01669b0mcb (also filed as ak13605340). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.