Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 92 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 92 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 1:46 PM AKST (22:46 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 100 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-21 22:46:57 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.337° N, 167.909° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.172 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.828 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.994 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.551 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.032 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.197 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.2103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.985 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.248 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.7107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.987 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 5.2165 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.388 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.487 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.8117 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.950 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.0134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.9134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.798 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 3.2116 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.361 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.874 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.565 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 4.054 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  26. 4.353 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.059 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.363 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.1109 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.991 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.9113 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.558 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.949 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.230 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.391 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.491 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 6.8100 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
  39. 3.172 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 4.591 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 4.883 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 4.653 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 3.4104 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 3.683 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 5.488 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.1116 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.894 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.598 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 4.793 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  50. 3.3105 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.8113 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 4.494 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.497 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 3.296 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.992 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.386 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.398 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 3.297 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.896 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.388 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.0107 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.854 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.953 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.5100 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.892 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.632 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.015 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.5105 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.5103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.181 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 5.269 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  13. 2.011 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.686 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.044 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.0127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.890 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.643 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.330 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.948 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021exv1b6z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.