Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 71 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 71 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, May 31, 2026, 10:00 PM AKDT (06:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 63 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2026-06-01 06:00:52 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.772° N, 169.882° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.867 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 122 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.853 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 122 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.463 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 122 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.691 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 121 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.759 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 121 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.563 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 121 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.567 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 121 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.360 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 120 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.659 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 119 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.172 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 118 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.464 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 118 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.567 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 118 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.671 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 118 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.466 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 117 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.570 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 117 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.867 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 117 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.568 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 117 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.069 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.870 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.788 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.569 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.469 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.868 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 3.2149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.669 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.1133 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.668 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.968 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.1143 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 114 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.068 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 114 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.934 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 114 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.3102 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 114 days ago · 180 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.769 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 114 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.063 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 114 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.4138 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 114 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.8134 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 114 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 3.2134 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 112 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.956 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 112 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.561 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 112 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.674 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 111 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.859 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 111 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.571 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 111 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.161 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 111 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.962 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 111 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.463 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 111 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.570 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 110 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.7122 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 110 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.589 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 110 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.171 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 110 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.670 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 110 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.665 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 109 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.785 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 109 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.569 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 108 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.067 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 108 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 3.0133 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 108 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.550 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 108 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.969 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 107 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.271 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 107 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.270 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 107 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.669 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 107 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 3.5165 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 123 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.660 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 123 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.251 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 124 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.480 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 124 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.556 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 124 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.587 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 125 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.361 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 126 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.6104 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 130 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.855 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska · 131 days ago · 154 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.464 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.394 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 131 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.992 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 131 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.682 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 131 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.773 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 131 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.5115 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.566 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 132 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.763 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 132 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.464 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 132 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 4.6110 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 132 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.088 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94218708. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.