Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 55 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 3:57 AM AKDT (11:57 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 89 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-06 11:57:02 UTC
Depth
74.5 km (46.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.611° N, 169.476° 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 46.7 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
251°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 since this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.160 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 57 days ago · 112 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.198 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.147 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 56 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.399 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 56 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.582 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 55 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.5153 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 55 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.379 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 55 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.4101 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 54 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.398 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 54 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.0155 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 53 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.079 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 53 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.777 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 52 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.493 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 52 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.691 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 52 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.395 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 52 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.488 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 52 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.5109 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 52 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.645 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 51 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.985 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.340 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.286 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.785 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.486 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.490 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.481 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 3.367 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 days ago · 155 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.538 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 46 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.458 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.260 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 45 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.660 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.660 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.063 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 45 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.660 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.469 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 45 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.760 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 44 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.961 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 44 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.676 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.159 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 44 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.699 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 43 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.372 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 43 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.253 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska · 42 days ago · 170 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.7137 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 42 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.955 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 42 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 3.1107 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.3119 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.578 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 40 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.960 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 39 days ago · 61 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.4114 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.291 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 38 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.375 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 38 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.236 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 38 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.764 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 36 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.739 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 35 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.454 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 35 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.270 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 35 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.648 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 34 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 5.383 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 33 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  58. 3.890 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 33 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 3.190 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 33 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 4.5107 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.663 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 60 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.561 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 60 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.368 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 62 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.674 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 62 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.359 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 62 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.638 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 63 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.355 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 63 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.587 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 63 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.6102 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 63 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.465 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 65 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.263 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 66 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.744 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 67 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.090 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 68 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.9148 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.9141 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 69 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.485 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 69 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.240 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 70 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.4113 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 71 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.486 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.599 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026plsraq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.