M2.1 earthquake 28 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 8:02 PM AKDT (04:02 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.041 · 78 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0227witvbw (also filed as us7000hiwl). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC.