Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 46 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 46 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, May 20, 2021, 1:00 AM AKDT (09:00 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 81 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, May 20, 2021, 1:00 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-05-20 09:00:33 UTC
Depth: 23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.853° N, 168.188° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 19

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast158 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e4x8 (also filed as ak0216foljxw). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.