Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 190 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 190 km S of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 11:19 AM AKDT (19:19 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-14 19:19:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.228° N, 169.090° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9113 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.0114 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.0129 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.9169 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.0155 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.2218 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 5.5129 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away · tsunami flag
  8. 3.2131 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.8116 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.7131 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.4126 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.5123 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 5.2120 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.3117 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.7118 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.1127 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.9125 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.4124 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.0128 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.4161 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.2169 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.1164 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.1182 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.2157 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.3182 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.9173 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.2167 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.9180 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.0171 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.1185 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.1167 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.0172 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.2173 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.0170 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.1171 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.1169 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.6108 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.6126 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.3178 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

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