M2.2 earthquake 37 km W of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km W of Nikiski, Alaska on Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 11:12 AM AKDT (19:12 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-01 19:12:32 UTC
- Depth
- 88.6 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.722° N, 151.967° 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.
- Stations used
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 151 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.78 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.50 km SSE of Sterling, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.516 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.771 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 108 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.821 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.555 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.234 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.938 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 85 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.515 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 1.647 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.147 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.510 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.53 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.332 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 75 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.538 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.64 km SSE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.516 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.521 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.271 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.750 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.085 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 146 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.053 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.065 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.723 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.288 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 137 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.328 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.95 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.045 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.324 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.010 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.52 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 95 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 78 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.95 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 39 · tsunami flag
- 1.94 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
- 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.066 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 112 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.674 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 170 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.259 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.874 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 118 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 115 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.812 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.568 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.612 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.916 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.79 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.666 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.511 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.354 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.828 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.078 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 120 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.836 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 1858 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.012 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.649 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.620 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b7uik1r. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.