Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km S of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 2:28 PM AKDT (22:28 UTC), 68 km (43 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-02 22:28:26 UTC
Depth
68.4 km (42.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.837° N, 168.855° 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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.269 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  2. 2.181 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.015 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 95 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.632 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 56 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.892 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.191 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.073 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.739 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.953 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.854 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.083 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.556 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.249 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.292 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.172 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.828 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.994 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.551 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.032 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.197 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.985 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.248 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.987 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.561 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.154 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.388 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.487 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 3.299 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.950 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.798 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.361 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.874 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.565 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 4.054 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  38. 4.353 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.059 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.363 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.991 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 4.271 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.686 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.044 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.890 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.643 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.330 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 51 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.948 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.199 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.686 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.345 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.342 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.768 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.782 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.150 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.954 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.225 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 86 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e2fpsj6. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.