Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 87 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:24 PM AKST (00:24 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 111 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-22 00:24:49 UTC
Depth
39.1 km (24.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.213° N, 168.377° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.9106 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.939 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.195 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.6175 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.087 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.2108 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.245 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.885 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.8111 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.5113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.973 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.476 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.736 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.831 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.287 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.072 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.167 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.746 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.070 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.563 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.164 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 3.379 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 3.388 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 3.259 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.191 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 3.554 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.573 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.848 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.035 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.246 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.2147 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.4113 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.945 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.074 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.336 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.187 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.362 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.938 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.261 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.060 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.870 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.738 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.439 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02110dyvv9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC.