M2.1 earthquake 3 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Sep 18, 2020, 12:24 AM AKDT

UTC

2020-09-18 08:24:49 UTC

Depth

64.4 km (40.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.660° N, 151.272° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

69

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast3 kmSSE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast97 kmSW

After

1. 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDT · 2205 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.57 km SE of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Sep 18, 9:30 PM AKDT · 2205 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Sep 18, 9:43 PM AKDT · 2205 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.738 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Sep 18, 10:50 PM AKDT · 2205 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Sep 19, 2:51 PM AKDT · 2204 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.934 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Sep 19, 5:51 PM AKDT · 2204 days ago · 73 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.821 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Sep 19, 10:46 PM AKDT · 2204 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.960 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Sep 20, 8:46 AM AKDT · 2203 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Sep 20, 8:41 PM AKDT · 2203 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSun, Sep 20, 10:50 PM AKDT · 2203 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.514 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Sep 21, 2:22 AM AKDT · 2202 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
12. 3.433 km WSW of Hope, AlaskaMon, Sep 21, 3:42 AM AKDT · 2202 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 13
13. 2.112 km E of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Sep 21, 7:42 AM AKDT · 2202 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.516 km W of Hope, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 11:04 AM AKDT · 2201 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.847 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 12:00 PM AKDT · 2201 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.719 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 1:34 PM AKDT · 2201 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.821 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 2:22 PM AKDT · 2201 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.558 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 3:51 PM AKDT · 2201 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.170 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 6:56 PM AKDT · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.742 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Sep 23, 1:39 AM AKDT · 2200 days ago · 79 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.86 km NNE of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Sep 23, 2:42 AM AKDT · 2200 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.817 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 1:09 AM AKDT · 2200 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
23. 1.513 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 1:41 AM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
24. 1.682 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 2:56 AM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 141 km deep · 93 km away
25. 2.421 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 10:02 AM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 11:47 AM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
27. 1.815 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 2:08 PM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.713 km E of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 5:03 PM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.512 km SW of Hope, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 8:47 PM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.633 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 9:46 PM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
31. 1.529 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 11:21 PM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
32. 1.854 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Sep 25, 12:21 AM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
33. 2.311 km N of Ridgeway, AlaskaFri, Sep 25, 2:19 PM AKDT · 2198 days ago · 58 km deep · 14 km away
34. 2.12 km W of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Sep 25, 2:20 PM AKDT · 2198 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
35. 1.744 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Sep 25, 9:01 PM AKDT · 2198 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
36. 1.5Southern AlaskaSat, Sep 26, 11:43 AM AKDT · 2197 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
37. 1.738 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Sep 26, 3:26 PM AKDT · 2197 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
38. 1.769 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 26, 7:38 PM AKDT · 2197 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
39. 1.513 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Sep 27, 2:49 PM AKDT · 2196 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
40. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Sep 27, 6:03 PM AKDT · 2196 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
41. 1.56 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Sep 27, 8:34 PM AKDT · 2196 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
42. 1.815 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Sep 27, 11:02 PM AKDT · 2196 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
43. 3.342 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Sep 28, 1:28 AM AKDT · 2196 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
44. 1.96 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Sep 28, 6:39 AM AKDT · 2195 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.520 km NNE of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Sep 28, 3:57 PM AKDT · 2195 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
46. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Sep 28, 7:13 PM AKDT · 2195 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.747 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Sep 28, 8:12 PM AKDT · 2195 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.651 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Sep 29, 6:21 AM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.627 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Sep 29, 10:33 AM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
50. 2.124 km WNW of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, Sep 29, 3:37 PM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
51. 1.554 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Sep 29, 4:53 PM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.655 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Sep 29, 7:06 PM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
53. 2.646 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 12:44 AM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
54. 2.07 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT · 2193 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
55. 1.513 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 7:17 AM AKDT · 2193 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
56. 2.022 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 9:14 AM AKDT · 2193 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
57. 2.121 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 9:22 AM AKDT · 2193 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
58. 2.021 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 3:19 PM AKDT · 2193 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
59. 1.516 km E of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 9:26 PM AKDT · 2193 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
60. 1.623 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 11:46 PM AKDT · 2193 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.528 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Sep 17, 11:51 PM AKDT · 2206 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.924 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Sep 17, 10:42 AM AKDT · 2206 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
3. 1.813 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Sep 17, 9:11 AM AKDT · 2206 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, AKThu, Sep 17, 12:13 AM AKDT · 2207 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.66 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Sep 16, 11:45 PM AKDT · 2207 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.770 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Sep 16, 3:58 PM AKDT · 2207 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
7. 3.122 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Sep 16, 9:32 AM AKDT · 2207 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.364 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Sep 16, 7:55 AM AKDT · 2207 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.046 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Sep 15, 7:08 PM AKDT · 2208 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.537 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Sep 15, 6:20 PM AKDT · 2208 days ago · 91 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.534 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Sep 15, 11:35 AM AKDT · 2208 days ago · 80 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.887 km NE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, Sep 15, 11:15 AM AKDT · 2208 days ago · 130 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Sep 14, 8:48 PM AKDT · 2209 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.511 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Sep 14, 12:15 AM AKDT · 2210 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
15. 3.034 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Sep 13, 5:25 PM AKDT · 2210 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away
16. 2.124 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Sep 13, 3:47 PM AKDT · 2210 days ago · 75 km deep · 28 km away
17. 1.626 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Sep 13, 7:53 AM AKDT · 2210 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.138 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Sep 13, 4:34 AM AKDT · 2210 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Sep 13, 1:26 AM AKDT · 2211 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.640 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Sep 12, 4:40 PM AKDT · 2211 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020c1fpn7e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC.