Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 88 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 88 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 5:07 AM AKST (14:07 UTC), 27 km (17 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-14 14:07:57 UTC
Depth
27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.177° N, 169.214° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.487 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.299 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.950 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.798 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.565 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.2117 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.054 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.353 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.4113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.271 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.558 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.230 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.172 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.591 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.883 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.4104 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.683 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 5.488 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.894 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.598 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.793 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.8113 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 4.494 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.497 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.296 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.992 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.386 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.896 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.388 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 3.994 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 4.781 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 6.653 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  35. 3.388 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.486 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 3.396 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 4.781 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.686 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 5.882 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  42. 5.395 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 4.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 4.497 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.997 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.493 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 4.184 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.796 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 3.967 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 3.096 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 3.782 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 4.386 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 4.775 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.5102 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.388 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.2103 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 3.191 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 3.690 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.9101 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.497 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.154 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.561 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.3165 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.248 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.032 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.551 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.994 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.828 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.292 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.249 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.556 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.083 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.953 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fzregru. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.