Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 82 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 82 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 10:40 AM AKST (19:40 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 92 km S of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-07 19:40:43 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.530° N, 167.851° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.854 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 268 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.662 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 266 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.391 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 266 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.562 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 263 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.617 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 262 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.289 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 262 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.369 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 260 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.994 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 260 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.6118 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 260 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.597 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 259 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.3127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.067 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 255 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.639 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 255 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.586 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 255 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.8105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 253 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.489 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 249 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.4123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 247 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.128 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 243 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.798 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 241 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.4100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 241 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.368 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 240 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.954 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 240 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.370 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 240 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.749 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 239 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.031 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 239 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.4120 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 239 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.048 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 239 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 3.258 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 235 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 4.185 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 3.257 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 233 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.282 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 228 days ago · 84 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.929 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 228 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.3107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 228 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.2108 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 228 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.046 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 227 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.066 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 227 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.3143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 226 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.551 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 226 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.4104 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 226 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.396 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 225 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.385 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.850 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.7100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.186 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 223 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.888 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.142 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 221 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.4100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 221 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.447 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 220 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.965 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 218 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.183 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 217 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.565 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 217 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.788 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 215 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.290 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 214 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 5.592 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 213 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  55. 3.1104 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 3.149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 212 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.8151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.081 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 272 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.385 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 272 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.8144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 274 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.490 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 275 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.699 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 275 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.956 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 275 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.250 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 275 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.940 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 275 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.762 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 276 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 276 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.846 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 276 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.550 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 276 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.282 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 276 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.450 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 276 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.883 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 278 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.588 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 278 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.5155 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 280 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.892 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 282 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.083 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 282 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.142 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 283 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026amnmtc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.