Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 87 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 87 km S of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 5:19 AM AKST (14:19 UTC), 14 km (8 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-14 14:19:43 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.168° N, 169.093° 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
18

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.299 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.950 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.798 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.565 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.2117 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.054 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.353 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.059 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.363 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.4113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.271 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.558 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.949 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.230 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 6.8100 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
  18. 3.172 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.591 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.883 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.653 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.4104 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.683 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 5.488 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.894 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 3.598 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 4.793 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  28. 3.3105 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.8113 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 4.494 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.497 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 3.296 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.992 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.386 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.398 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 3.297 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.896 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.388 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 3.994 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.795 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.4106 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 4.781 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 6.653 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  44. 3.388 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 3.486 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 3.396 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 4.781 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.686 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 5.882 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  51. 5.395 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 4.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 4.497 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.997 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.493 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 4.184 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.796 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 3.967 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 3.096 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 3.782 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.388 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.154 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.561 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.3165 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.248 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.032 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.551 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.994 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.828 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.292 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.249 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.556 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.083 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.953 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away

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