Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 40 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, May 14, 2021, 1:52 PM AKDT (21:52 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 52 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-14 21:52:12 UTC
Depth
30.4 km (18.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.783° N, 168.312° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.955 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.746 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.637 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.556 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.972 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.244 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.723 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 175 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.554 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.893 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.742 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.154 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.147 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.094 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.778 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.097 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.7102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.5101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.946 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.057 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 159 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.231 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.581 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.695 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.075 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.514 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.876 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.591 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 4.052 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.9106 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.653 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.088 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.6119 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.17 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.792 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.869 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.127 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.286 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.234 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.865 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.755 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.582 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.986 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02165yts3f. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.