Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 181 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 181 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Jul 22, 2022, 1:53 AM AKDT (09:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 90 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-22 09:53:50 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.176° N, 166.488° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1184 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.2102 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.9110 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.6105 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.097 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.5138 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.6206 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.0175 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.1101 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1522 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.9104 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.6119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.5105 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.3139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.490 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.1190 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.297 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.685 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.1136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.6140 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.0129 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.5118 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.1158 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.799 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.595 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.6112 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.5106 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.6197 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.1133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.9153 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.9103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.7106 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.8101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.9107 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0229bvrtk2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.