Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 42 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 42 km S of Nikolski, Alaska on Mon, Aug 5, 2024, 8:09 AM AKDT (16:09 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 36 km SSE 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
2024-08-05 16:09:37 UTC
Depth
42.9 km (26.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.555° N, 168.814° 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.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.869 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 789 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.687 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 789 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.650 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 788 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.755 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 788 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.848 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 788 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.518 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 788 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.151 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 787 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.672 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 787 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.017 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 783 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.036 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 782 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.231 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 780 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.864 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 780 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.152 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 780 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.261 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 780 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.070 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 779 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.670 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 779 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.057 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 779 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.096 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 779 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.369 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 779 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.965 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 775 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.047 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 775 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.0103 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 775 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.954 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 775 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.633 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.647 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 772 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 772 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.978 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 770 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.171 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 769 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.871 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 3.324 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 768 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.160 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 767 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.158 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 766 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.034 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 765 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.219 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 765 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 4.436 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 764 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.787 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 763 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.991 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 763 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.981 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 763 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.030 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 762 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.2114 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 761 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.922 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 761 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.0118 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 760 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.983 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 760 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.1108 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 760 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.920 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 760 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.968 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 760 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 4.057 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 759 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 3.769 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 757 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.961 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 756 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.869 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 756 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.740 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 755 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 3.0114 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 755 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.836 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 754 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.823 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 753 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.7117 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 753 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.2120 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 752 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 3.363 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 750 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.589 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 750 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.242 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 749 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 3.026 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 748 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.164 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 791 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.182 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 791 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.123 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 792 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.852 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 793 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.770 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 793 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.063 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 793 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.568 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 794 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.660 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 794 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.796 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 795 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.048 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 795 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.154 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 795 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.895 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 796 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.126 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 797 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.586 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 798 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.342 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 798 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.476 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 798 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 798 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.795 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 798 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.248 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 799 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.759 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 799 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024a0sqlph. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.