Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 63 km W of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 63 km W of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, Jul 3, 2021, 10:41 AM AKDT (18:41 UTC), 136 km (85 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: 3.8 (mb), minor
Local time: Sat, Jul 3, 2021, 10:41 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-07-03 18:41:39 UTC
Depth: 136.0 km (84.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.048° N, 169.784° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 83°
Stations used: 50

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast234 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000eihw (also filed as ak0218glujbv). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.