Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 90 km N of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 90 km N of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 9:27 AM AKST (18:27 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-07 18:27:23 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.745° N, 168.696° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.085 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.336 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.238 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.556 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 130 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.883 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.658 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.972 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.572 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.995 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.2168 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.4100 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 211 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.987 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.677 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.831 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.676 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.775 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.671 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.746 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.825 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.538 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.855 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.535 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.135 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.634 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.881 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 131 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bvn2is. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.