Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 91 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 91 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Jan 1, 2025, 2:50 PM AKST (23:50 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 86 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-01 23:50:06 UTC
Depth
107.7 km (66.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.345° N, 167.671° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.989 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 633 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.753 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 632 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.878 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 631 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.232 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 630 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.040 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.081 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.055 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.851 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.752 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.685 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.753 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 629 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.548 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 629 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.747 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.583 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.893 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 89 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.049 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.027 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.730 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.266 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 625 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.49 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 624 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.951 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 624 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.888 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 624 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.596 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.235 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 623 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 4.282 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 623 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 623 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 623 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 623 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.895 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 623 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 3.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 622 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.891 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 622 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.571 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.254 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 622 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.032 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 622 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 621 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.974 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 620 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.440 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 620 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.268 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 619 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.981 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 619 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.673 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 618 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.8102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 618 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.674 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 618 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.675 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 618 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.769 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.986 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 617 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.976 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 617 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.7108 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 617 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.8104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 617 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.7114 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 617 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 5.2126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 616 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.4118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 616 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.3128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 616 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.2120 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 616 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.7109 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 616 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 3.4125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 616 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 3.0106 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 616 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.1121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 616 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.6124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 616 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.675 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 636 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.543 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 638 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.975 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 638 days ago · 88 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.9109 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 640 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 640 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 640 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.8131 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 641 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.282 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 642 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.983 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 643 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.0104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 644 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 644 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.862 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 644 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 644 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.937 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 645 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 646 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.570 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.591 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.851 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 648 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.021 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.0119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pm8a (also filed as ak02521j1oy). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.