Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 34 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 9:14 PM AKDT (05:14 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 72 km S of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 9:14 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-04-20 05:14:03 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.636° N, 168.725° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 235°, 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. Forecast200 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e39a (also filed as ak0215206dd3). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.