Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 98 km E of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 98 km E of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 7:22 AM AKDT (15:22 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 69 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-22 15:22:37 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.888° N, 167.404° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.439 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.944 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.846 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.2109 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.156 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.085 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.9107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.191 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.054 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.5107 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.781 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.8105 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.177 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.088 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.091 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.150 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.782 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.082 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.8103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.882 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.890 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.685 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.342 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.746 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 3.686 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.787 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 3.199 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 3.0102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.9102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 3.948 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.590 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 3.643 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 4.477 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 3.172 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.470 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.074 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.676 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.890 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 51 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.7108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.786 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.0127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.044 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.686 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.774 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.011 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.964 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 5.269 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  54. 2.181 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.759 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.298 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.681 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.5103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.5105 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 3.282 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.652 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.981 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.380 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.651 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.8102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.220 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.578 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.071 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.6124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.7143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.8144 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.184 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.6127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.115 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.863 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.570 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.9103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.948 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.9136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

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