Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 93 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 93 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 2:08 PM AKDT (22:08 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 185 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-13 22:08:13 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.620° N, 170.144° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.996 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.025 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.1112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.8175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.294 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.097 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.194 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.7157 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.047 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.1166 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.268 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 87 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.3127 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.627 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.850 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.784 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.954 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.957 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.965 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.4152 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.3112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.930 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.6139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 3.220 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.4126 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 217 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 3.367 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.195 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.2104 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 204 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.1113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.749 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 5.2185 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  31. 4.5184 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.1126 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 123 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.225 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.954 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.985 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.9130 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.1128 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 180 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.778 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.942 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 136 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.956 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.1140 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.775 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.3139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.8130 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.051 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.4181 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.3179 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.274 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.1102 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.663 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.544 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ach2d7w. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.