M2.6 earthquake 109 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 109 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 2:33 PM AKDT (22:33 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 139 km ESE 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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.4	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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005d02 (also filed as ak019ao1z6oa). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC.