Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 23 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Jun 16, 2021, 7:36 AM AKDT (15:36 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 74 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-06-16 15:36:41 UTC
Depth
174.7 km (108.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.124° N, 169.038° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000eezc. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.