M3.6 earthquake 180 km W of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 180 km W of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 2:58 AM HAST (12:58 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 148 km ENE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-25 12:58:39 UTC
- Depth
- 75.4 km (46.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 53.000° N, 171.544° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 21.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 60
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jerz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.