Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 133 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 133 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Jul 28, 2020, 10:42 PM HADT (07:42 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 129 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Jul 28, 2020, 10:42 PM HADT
UTC: 2020-07-29 07:42:15 UTC
Depth: 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.299° N, 170.521° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 15.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bbxp (also filed as ak0209p2taub). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.