Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 104 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 104 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Jan 23, 2018, 5:38 AM AKST (14:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 85 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-23 14:38:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.194° N, 167.933° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.160 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.156 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.440 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.994 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.365 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 5.185 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.0108 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.284 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.782 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.518 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.563 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.1108 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.388 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.554 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.5148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.492 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.696 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.7141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.1137 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.271 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.997 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 3.793 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.8100 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.5102 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.6147 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.3167 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.594 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.428 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.277 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.251 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.376 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.933 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.937 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.215 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.345 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.258 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.985 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.9105 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.353 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.357 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.791 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.997 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.3129 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.282 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.7151 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.654 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.421 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.998 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.129 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.4149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.382 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.0123 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.1150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cr10 (also filed as ak18231827). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.