Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 55 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 55 km S of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 2:54 PM AKDT (22:54 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 72 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-26 22:54:16 UTC
Depth
24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.448° N, 169.012° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.749 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2927 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.676 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.372 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.366 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.856 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.343 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.624 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.684 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.953 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.453 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.478 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.129 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.633 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.939 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.581 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.872 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.565 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.191 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.245 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.481 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.5104 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.244 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.595 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.599 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 3.165 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.457 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.658 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.770 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.165 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 3.369 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 3.582 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.034 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.260 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 3.874 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.261 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 3.8116 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 3.680 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 3.482 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 101 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.8129 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.1131 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.943 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.262 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.945 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.080 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.486 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.650 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.948 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2933 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.849 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.369 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 164 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.849 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.656 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.749 km W of Nikolski, AK · 2935 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.749 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.171 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.228 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.1104 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.548 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.743 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018cd8zi3n (also filed as ak20270619). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.