Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 178 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 178 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 8:28 AM HADT (17:28 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-14 17:28:01 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.970° N, 170.953° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8114 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.9160 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.4144 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.3179 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.4181 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.3139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.1156 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.2185 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.1140 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.0174 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.9130 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.5183 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.093 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.996 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.1191 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.1112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.8175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.294 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.097 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.194 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.7157 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.1166 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.6130 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.3127 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 3.0196 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.4152 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 3.3112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.6139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 3.0140 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.8112 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.8106 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.6217 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.8223 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218ys31rs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC.