Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 94 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 94 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 8:25 AM AKDT (16:25 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-19 16:25:01 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.677° N, 170.200° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.097 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.194 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.7157 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.047 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.1166 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.268 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.3127 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.627 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.850 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.784 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.954 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.957 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.965 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.4152 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.3112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.930 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.6139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.4126 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 217 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.367 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.195 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 3.2104 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 204 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.1113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.749 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 5.2185 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  25. 4.5184 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.1126 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 123 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.225 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.954 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.768 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 130 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.4180 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 3.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 3.8175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.1112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.025 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.996 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.093 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.985 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.9130 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.1128 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 180 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.778 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.942 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 136 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.956 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.1140 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.775 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.3139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.051 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.4181 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.3179 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away

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