Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 154 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 154 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 2:43 AM HADT (11:43 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 214 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-14 11:43:54 UTC
Depth
64.5 km (40.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.428° N, 170.991° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5137 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.066 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.1181 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.3147 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 71 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.6140 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.2210 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.059 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.2181 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 118 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.778 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 145 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.1133 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.490 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 199 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.0107 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.778 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.1143 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 171 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.0171 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 135 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.0134 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 138 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.393 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.9206 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.3193 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.3214 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.3212 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.8201 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.6201 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 3.7212 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.9214 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.1132 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.6196 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 3.4200 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.990 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.3108 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 3.0129 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.8183 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.6134 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.495 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.876 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.176 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.0149 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.593 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.5184 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.4139 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.7180 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.1161 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 249 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.573 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02090c54fh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.