Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 3:32 AM AKST (12:32 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 96 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.0 (mb), light
Local time: Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 3:32 AM AKST
UTC: 2019-01-01 12:32:55 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.430° N, 169.752° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 170°
Stations used: 121

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast268 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j3tm (also filed as ak0191uvimo). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.