Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 121 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 121 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Jun 1, 2022, 12:44 AM AKDT (08:44 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 93 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-01 08:44:49 UTC
Depth
34.8 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.318° N, 167.392° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 11.1 km horizontally, 23.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
293°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i6ac (also filed as ak0226zipv5x). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.