Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 25 km W of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25 km W of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Oct 6, 2021, 11:19 PM AKDT (07:19 UTC), 86 km (54 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-07 07:19:30 UTC
Depth
86.4 km (53.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.906° N, 169.230° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.954 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.150 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.768 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 130 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.342 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.345 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.948 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.330 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.643 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.044 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.011 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 5.269 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  14. 2.015 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.632 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.191 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.073 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.739 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.953 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.854 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.083 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.556 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.9122 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 134 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.249 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.172 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 3.828 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.551 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.032 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.248 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.846 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.944 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.439 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.652 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.749 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.1113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.2104 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 204 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.380 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.195 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.367 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.220 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 83 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.071 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cv6rche. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:21 PM UTC.