Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 54 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 54 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 6:53 PM AKDT (02:53 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 70 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-28 02:53:55 UTC
Depth
50.8 km (31.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.501° N, 168.490° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.147 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.094 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.375 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.097 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.7102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.946 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.231 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.514 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.876 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.052 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.8112 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.533 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.847 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.315 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.451 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.228 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.061 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.8123 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.857 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.544 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.663 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.1102 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.384 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.747 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.756 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.051 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.5103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.649 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.775 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.444 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.0100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.792 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.956 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 3.942 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 136 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.778 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.730 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.585 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.985 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 3.025 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.633 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.639 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.962 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 4.086 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 4.670 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.6100 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.595 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 3.194 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.047 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.768 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 3.268 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 3.696 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.756 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.840 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 3.627 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.742 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.723 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 175 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.244 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.972 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.556 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.637 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.6140 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.8100 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away

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