Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 6:10 AM AKST (15:10 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 53 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-17 15:10:26 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.411° N, 169.741° 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.556 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.9122 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 134 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.249 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.032 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.248 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.1158 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.1170 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.561 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.154 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.388 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.487 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.299 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.798 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.565 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.2117 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.4113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.271 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.230 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 3.160 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 6.653 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  23. 3.774 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.079 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.266 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.284 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.083 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 168 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.280 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.693 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 68 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.384 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 3.628 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.417 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.9133 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.980 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 4.0149 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.8174 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.739 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.073 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.191 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.632 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.6155 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.015 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.011 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.5136 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.330 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.0143 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.9125 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.345 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.342 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021er4i3s7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.