Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 10:03 AM HADT (19:03 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 191 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (mb), minor
Local time: Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 10:03 AM HADT
UTC: 2021-08-18 19:03:38 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.949° N, 170.873° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.19
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 34

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f81v (also filed as ak021akoxs3p). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.