Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 91 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 91 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 12:17 AM AKDT (08:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 122 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.0 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 12:17 AM AKDT
UTC: 2023-10-08 08:17:48 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.426° N, 167.799° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -3.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 4.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 141°
Stations used: 97

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast182 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 91.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000le21 (also filed as ak023cwuvqoo). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.