M4.1 earthquake 84 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 84 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Sep 7, 2018, 3:47 PM AKDT (23:47 UTC), 35 km (22 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.1	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.052 · 101 stations
4.1	mb, body-wave	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 72.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000has0 (also filed as ak018bhubw1t). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.