Alaska earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 36 km E of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 36 km E of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 8:22 PM AKST (05:22 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-01-09 05:22:32 UTC
Depth
47.3 km (29.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.930° N, 168.316° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
72

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d6ye (also filed as ak021eyy2li). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.