Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 3:16 PM AKDT (23:16 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 49 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 23:16:19 UTC
Depth
50.3 km (31.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.926° N, 168.869° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.446 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.142 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.497 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 172 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.581 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.953 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.344 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.130 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.244 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.849 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  10. 3.976 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.635 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 143 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.191 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.97 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 70 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.969 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.755 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.865 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.234 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.286 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.127 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.869 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.792 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.17 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 80 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.088 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 3.653 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 3.581 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.387 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.240 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.955 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.746 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 3.8100 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.637 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.093 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.381 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.244 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.548 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.375 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.266 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.965 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.568 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.370 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.766 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.872 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.049 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.080 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.988 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.191 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.259 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.388 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.379 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02148j8dbf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.