M3.2 earthquake 87 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 87 km S of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 7:23 AM AKST (16:23 UTC), 35 km (22 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000di9q (also filed as ak0212j880k8). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.