Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 177 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 177 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:33 PM HAST (03:33 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 126 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-15 03:33:07 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.067° N, 171.047° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 5.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0163 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.3126 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 622 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.4153 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.4122 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.098 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 616 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.6184 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 615 days ago · 51 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.3137 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 612 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.6136 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 612 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.2161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 609 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.2113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 609 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.2141 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 608 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.1173 km E of Atka, Alaska · 606 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.3178 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 606 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.4174 km E of Atka, Alaska · 606 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.2136 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 605 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.1126 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 605 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.3181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 601 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.794 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 598 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.9128 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 598 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.1129 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 594 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.1181 km E of Atka, Alaska · 594 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.4187 km E of Atka, Alaska · 594 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.0129 km E of Atka, Alaska · 593 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 3.6184 km E of Atka, Alaska · 592 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.9107 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 592 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.0157 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 591 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.690 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 591 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.699 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 589 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 3.3185 km E of Atka, Alaska · 587 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.8165 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 585 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 3.0135 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 585 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.4140 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 585 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 3.8183 km E of Atka, Alaska · 584 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.3129 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 584 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 3.9123 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 581 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.4168 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 581 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.0140 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 580 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.3152 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 577 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.8190 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 575 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 3.379 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 572 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.9160 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 566 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.7149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 3.7182 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.598 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.1195 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.2193 km E of Atka, Alaska · 627 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.7140 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 628 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.4159 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 632 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.8100 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 633 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.0169 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 634 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.0158 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 634 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.8112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 639 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.0110 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 641 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.0192 km E of Atka, Alaska · 642 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.0195 km E of Atka, Alaska · 642 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.3190 km E of Atka, Alaska · 642 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.7113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 644 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.9132 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 644 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.2126 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 644 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.3108 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 647 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.5161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 649 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.1161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 650 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pcld (also filed as ak025ov1ld1). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.