Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 117 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 117 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 8:48 PM AKST (05:48 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 129 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (mb), minor
Local time: Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 8:48 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-12-20 05:48:41 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.971° N, 169.563° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 44

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast293 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gg01 (also filed as ak021g9jiehd). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.