Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 37 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, May 30, 2021, 12:50 AM AKDT (08:50 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 56 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, May 30, 2021, 12:50 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-05-30 08:50:48 UTC
Depth: 34.2 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.773° N, 168.378° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 24.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.16
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 29

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast173 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000eg2n (also filed as ak0216w7od4f). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.