Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 100 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 100 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 2:18 AM AKDT (10:18 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 39 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 2:18 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-18 10:18:20 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.171° N, 168.075° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 295°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast216 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f5va (also filed as ak021akjo24h). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.