Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 74 km E of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 74 km E of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 10:20 AM AKST (19:20 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 68 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-10 19:20:29 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.947° N, 167.756° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.658 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.972 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.945 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.796 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.246 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.035 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.750 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.848 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.572 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.573 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.995 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.554 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.676 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.148 km SSW of Unalaska, AK · 2079 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.387 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.282 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.543 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.068 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.993 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.3119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.073 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.195 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.596 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.840 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.987 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.890 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.988 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.677 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 3.2108 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 3.245 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.885 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.736 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.831 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.584 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 3.374 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.1118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.1135 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 3.1133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.8140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 3.279 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.167 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 3.746 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.4136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.9102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.883 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.556 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 130 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.238 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.336 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.381 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.187 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.362 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.792 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.676 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.261 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.060 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 57 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.738 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.775 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.439 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.671 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.783 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.746 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.243 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gut216. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.