Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 41 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 41 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 12:41 AM AKDT (08:41 UTC), 45 km (28 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-01 08:41:37 UTC
Depth
45.3 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.591° N, 168.642° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.930 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.071 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.220 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 83 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.8102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.367 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.195 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.380 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.749 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.652 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.098 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.439 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.944 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.846 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.191 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.5107 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.225 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.8105 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.954 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.150 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 3.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.782 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.8103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.768 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 130 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 3.342 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.345 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 3.686 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 3.199 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 3.0102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.9102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 3.948 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.330 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.643 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.055 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.789 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.965 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.041 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.857 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.957 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.954 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.784 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.850 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.757 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.529 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.251 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.627 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.840 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.756 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.696 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.268 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.768 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.047 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

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