Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 87 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 87 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 3:56 PM AKST (00:56 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 49 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-08 00:56:18 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.431° N, 167.866° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.336 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.238 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.074 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.945 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.796 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.2147 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.246 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.035 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.848 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.573 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.995 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.554 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.387 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.9106 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.993 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.3119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.195 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.6175 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.596 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.890 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.988 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.2108 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 3.245 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.885 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.736 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.831 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.1118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.1135 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.1133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.8140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.287 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.072 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.167 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 3.746 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.4136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.362 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.792 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.938 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.261 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.060 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.738 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.439 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.783 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.046 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 127 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.746 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.243 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.376 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.250 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.3139 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.445 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.649 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.825 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.866 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.683 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d8mtgr. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.