M4.5 earthquake 96 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 96 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 11:43 PM AKST (08:43 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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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
4.5	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.042 · 164 stations
4.6	ML, local (Richter)	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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j3p7 (also filed as ak019najjlf). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.