Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 61 km E of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 61 km E of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 1:27 AM AKST (10:27 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 62 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-01-02 10:27:41 UTC
Depth
28.8 km (17.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.881° N, 167.951° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.676 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.938 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.792 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 84 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.362 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.187 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.381 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.336 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.238 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.556 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 130 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.883 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 94 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.074 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.658 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.972 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.945 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.796 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.246 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.035 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.750 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.848 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.572 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.573 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.995 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.554 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.387 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.282 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 4.068 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.993 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 3.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.3119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.939 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 3.195 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.596 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.987 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.890 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 3.988 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.677 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 3.2108 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 3.245 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.885 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.736 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.831 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.584 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 3.374 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.1118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.1135 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 3.1133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.8140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 3.072 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 3.279 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.167 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.060 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 57 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.738 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.775 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.439 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.671 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.783 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.046 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.746 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.243 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.376 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.250 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.3139 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.445 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.649 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.825 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.866 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.683 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.538 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d76r (also filed as ak0213h6wkx). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.