Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 38 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 2:08 AM AKST (11:08 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 56 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-09 11:08:10 UTC
Depth
69.5 km (43.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.175° N, 168.450° 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.556 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 130 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.883 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.074 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.658 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.972 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.945 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.796 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.943 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.246 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.035 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.750 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.848 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.572 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.573 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.995 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.554 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.349 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.993 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.939 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.195 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.596 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.987 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.890 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 3.988 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.053 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2052 days ago · -3 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.677 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 3.245 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.885 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.736 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.831 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.584 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 3.279 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.167 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 3.746 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.336 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.085 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.187 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.790 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.362 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.792 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.938 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.676 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.261 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.060 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.738 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.775 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.439 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.671 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.047 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.783 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.046 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.251 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f2fmn7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.