Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 153 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 153 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 9:14 PM AKDT (05:14 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-06-10 05:14:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.604° N, 169.434° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.972 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.094 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.8240 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.8106 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.8112 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.8114 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.9160 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.8123 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.4144 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.663 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.1102 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.384 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.8130 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.775 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.1140 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.6140 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.6115 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.8100 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.8154 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.4203 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.9106 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ebtm. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.