Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 39 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 39 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 10:38 PM AKST (07:38 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 72 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 10:38 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-02-01 07:38:24 UTC
Depth: 68.9 km (42.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.727° N, 169.326° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 19.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 24

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast225 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000di8z (also filed as ak0211h1lccb). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.