M4.4 earthquake 110 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 110 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, May 16, 2020, 11:22 AM AKDT (19:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 98 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.4	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.049 · 119 stations
4.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009ibr (also filed as ak0206aw2kl3). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.