Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 164 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 164 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 10:25 AM AKDT (18:25 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-12 18:25:35 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.807° N, 167.315° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.797 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 743 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.2172 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.1137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 732 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.0161 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 730 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.7115 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.9141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 718 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.880 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.783 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.995 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 715 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.3145 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 713 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.6143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.3133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 703 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.287 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 692 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.3117 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 692 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.8145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 753 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.8128 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 761 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.4111 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 764 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.9143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 775 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024brog2y6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.