Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 52 km W of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 52 km W of Nikolski, Alaska on Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 5:57 PM AKST (02:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 46 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-24 02:57:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.914° N, 169.635° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.448 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2134 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.5104 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.380 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.952 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.937 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 5.545 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.837 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 6.446 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  10. 3.646 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.953 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.343 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.050 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.850 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.657 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.450 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.751 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.947 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.247 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.250 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.152 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.241 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.549 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.044 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.052 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.049 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.049 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 3.053 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 4.541 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.949 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.252 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 4.440 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.949 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.950 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.240 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 3.243 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.542 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.842 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.244 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.255 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 3.2132 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.148 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.643 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.038 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.941 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.650 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.744 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.153 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.646 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.640 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 3.047 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.946 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 3.447 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.749 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 2.8120 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.146 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.639 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.264 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.6126 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.420 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.245 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.549 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.243 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.248 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.242 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.442 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 98 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.564 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cs4z (also filed as av91147291). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.