Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska on Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 5:10 PM AKST (02:10 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km NW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 5:10 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-02-11 02:10:27 UTC
Depth: 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.670° N, 151.372° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 62

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211xhtn6w (also filed as us6000dgi9). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.