Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 57 km W of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 57 km W of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 12:02 PM AKDT (20:02 UTC), 11 km (7 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: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 12:02 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-27 20:02:06 UTC
Depth: 11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.954° N, 169.724° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 13.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 138°
Stations used: 33

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast235 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fa6l (also filed as ak021azld2ka). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.