Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 55 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 5:11 PM AKDT (01:11 UTC), 19 km (12 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
2021-08-31 01:11:00 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.585° N, 168.275° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.741 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.9140 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.9136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.9103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.115 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.930 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.071 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.220 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.8102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.367 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.195 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.380 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.749 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.652 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.098 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.439 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.944 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.846 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.9107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.191 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.5107 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.225 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.8105 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.954 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 3.091 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.150 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 3.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.782 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.8103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.768 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 3.342 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.345 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.686 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 3.199 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.0102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.9102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 3.948 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.330 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 3.643 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.8135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.789 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.965 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.041 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.857 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.954 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.784 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.850 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.757 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.529 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.251 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 49 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.627 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.840 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.756 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.696 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.268 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.768 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.047 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.595 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.6100 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b5w94lx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.