Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 51 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 51 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 5:12 PM AKDT (01:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 39 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-30 01:12:06 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.715° N, 169.525° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.8130 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.3139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.649 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.775 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.444 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.1140 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.956 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.942 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 136 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.778 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.730 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.9130 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.985 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.093 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.996 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.025 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.1112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.633 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.639 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.294 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.097 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 3.194 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.047 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 3.268 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 87 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.696 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.3127 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.756 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.840 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 3.627 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 4.251 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.529 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.850 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.784 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.954 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.957 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.857 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 4.041 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.965 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.055 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.741 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.115 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 3.3112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.930 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.6139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.071 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 3.220 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 3.4126 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 217 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 3.367 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 3.195 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 3.2104 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 204 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 3.1113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.749 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.652 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 4.439 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.944 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.846 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.756 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.274 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.747 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.384 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.1102 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.663 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.544 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.857 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.4144 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.8123 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.061 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.228 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.451 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.315 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.847 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.8114 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.533 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.8112 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219oz28wl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.