Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 30 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 12:46 PM AKDT (20:46 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 73 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-12 20:46:11 UTC
Depth
59.3 km (36.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.682° N, 168.711° 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 28.7 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.089 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 203 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.999 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.088 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 202 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.587 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 202 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.984 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 201 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.094 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 201 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.484 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 201 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.785 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 201 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.584 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 200 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.651 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 200 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.679 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 200 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.350 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 199 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.090 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 199 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.545 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.386 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.683 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.285 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.486 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.194 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.390 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.792 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 197 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.188 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.195 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 197 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.688 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.497 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 197 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.8104 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.745 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.872 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 195 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 3.067 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 195 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 3.486 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 195 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.257 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 194 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 3.095 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.2103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 192 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.686 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 192 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.486 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 192 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.987 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.589 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.692 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.489 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.199 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.382 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.784 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.395 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.793 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.474 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.775 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.450 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.462 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 190 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.473 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 190 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.2101 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 189 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.288 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 189 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.561 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 189 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.397 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 189 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.371 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 188 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.388 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.948 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 188 days ago · 140 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.581 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 187 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.396 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 187 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.550 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 187 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 3.3101 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 187 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 2.657 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 204 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.084 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 204 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.786 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 204 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.265 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.390 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.990 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 205 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.994 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 205 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.695 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 205 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.894 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.085 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.377 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 207 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.7101 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 207 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.199 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 207 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.889 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 208 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.688 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 208 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.888 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 208 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.983 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 208 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.0100 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 208 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 209 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.391 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 209 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026facdly. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.