Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 84 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 84 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 11:19 AM AKDT (19:19 UTC), 229 km (142 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 180 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-14 19:19:18 UTC
Depth
228.8 km (142.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.259° N, 170.000° 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.

Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 122 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.722 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.744 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.495 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 123 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.674 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.4157 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 219 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.439 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.6180 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 253 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.930 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.1143 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 171 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.79 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.715 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.849 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.949 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.490 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 199 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.714 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.778 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 145 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.025 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.255 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.059 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.066 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020afqfca2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.