Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 51 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 51 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 5:38 AM AKST (14:38 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 41 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 5:38 AM AKST
UTC: 2020-12-19 14:38:53 UTC
Depth: 37.6 km (23.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.709° N, 168.196° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 26.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast170 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 74.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d48e (also filed as ak020g9ot6m0). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.