Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 9:29 AM AKDT (17:29 UTC), 44 km (27 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-11 17:29:52 UTC
Depth
43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.697° N, 168.652° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.585 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.985 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.996 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.025 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.633 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.639 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.962 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.086 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.670 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.6100 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.595 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.194 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.047 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.768 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.268 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.696 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.756 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.840 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.627 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.251 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.529 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.757 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.850 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.784 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.954 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.957 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.857 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 4.041 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.965 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.789 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.055 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.741 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 3.174 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.9103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.115 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.930 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.071 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 3.220 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 83 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.8102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.367 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 3.195 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.380 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.749 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.652 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.098 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 4.439 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.944 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.846 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.9107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.191 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.5107 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.225 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.8105 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.954 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.778 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.942 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 136 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.956 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.792 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.0100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.444 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.775 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.649 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.5103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.051 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.756 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.274 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.747 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.384 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.1102 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.663 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a93538u. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.