M3.3 earthquake 41 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 41 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 11:24 PM AKST (08:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 54 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
3.02	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.213093137102235 · 14 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 62.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rnlu (also filed as av93889606). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.