Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 107 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 107 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Jan 11, 2022, 5:21 PM AKST (02:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 93 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-12 02:21:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.136° N, 167.973° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
263°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.093 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.180 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.195 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.277 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.3105 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.692 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.266 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.284 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.1103 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.1103 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.098 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.191 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.295 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.698 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.0112 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.7102 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.283 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.8110 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.7112 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.2110 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.9101 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.183 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 3.0101 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.898 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.195 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.7111 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.191 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.087 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.3109 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.184 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.190 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.687 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.2100 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.095 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.188 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.094 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 3.187 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.983 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.081 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.9111 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.194 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 3.7113 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 3.599 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.6108 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.796 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 3.4101 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.792 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 3.7121 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 3.9120 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.3100 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.791 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.995 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.388 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.1102 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.861 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.258 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 96 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.492 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 3.996 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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