Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 5:07 PM AKDT (01:07 UTC), 100 km (62 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-05 01:07:10 UTC
Depth
100.2 km (62.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.059° N, 168.741° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.930 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.071 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.578 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.220 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 83 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.8102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.367 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.380 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.749 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.652 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.098 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.439 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.944 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.846 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.191 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.225 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.954 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.091 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.150 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.782 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.082 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.8103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.768 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.685 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 3.342 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.345 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.686 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.199 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.0102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.9102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.948 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.330 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.643 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.890 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.044 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.686 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.011 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.9103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.174 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 133 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.741 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.055 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.789 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.965 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.041 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.857 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.957 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.954 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.850 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.757 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.529 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.251 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.627 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.840 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.756 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.268 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.768 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021be5x0vr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.