Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 44 km W of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 44 km W of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 9:01 PM AKDT (05:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 23 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 9:01 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-06-16 05:01:39 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.872° N, 169.512° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 198°, 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. Forecast227 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000edgp (also filed as ak0217o9qgf9). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.