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M2.7 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in the Nikolski, Alaska region at 16:04 UTC on 3 Sept 2026, at a depth of 17 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-03 19:46 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.7micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
16.5 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-03 16:04:51 UTC
Epicentre
52.255° N, 169.357° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
No towns within 400 km. This is a remote area.

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · AK, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · AKheadlineAlaska Earthquake Center via U.S. Geological Survey2.7 ml16.5 km52.26° N, 169.36° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 169 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 17 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.7 releases about 32× the energy of M1.7, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 169 kg of TNT vs 5 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.7. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

135 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M5.4 25 days ago. 92 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.7

135 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.062.610
0.114.835
0.182.710
0.434.247
0.692.710
0.793.010
0.822.810
1.242.823
1.603.110
1.922.811
2.483.724
2.582.610
2.632.87
2.685.310
2.743.435
2.812.624
2.873.410
3.032.77
3.203.010
3.302.510
3.384.037
4.063.035
4.173.725
4.275.410
4.295.033
4.453.838
4.594.410
4.812.615
4.872.812
6.522.810
6.582.88
6.613.018
6.623.310
6.823.310
6.942.535
7.133.010
7.292.723
7.352.610
7.442.510
7.832.811
7.872.910
7.952.610
9.182.916
9.553.010
9.713.310
9.902.510
10.033.925
10.583.010
11.602.824
13.022.812
13.102.710
13.392.610
13.542.511
14.782.81
15.042.716
15.342.810
15.862.710
16.232.75
16.452.635
16.652.711
16.912.722
17.343.512
18.313.215
19.542.711
19.972.635
22.072.810
22.584.035
22.803.135
25.412.625
33.933.129
34.883.217
35.193.010
35.642.810
36.092.535
36.232.727
38.222.710
41.072.714
41.892.720
44.372.810
46.753.07
48.082.75
48.163.020
49.924.929
50.112.820
57.032.88
60.362.922
61.092.810
63.742.821
64.982.91
67.032.814
67.222.917
71.393.910
77.162.711
78.592.711
79.792.813
82.393.210
83.232.612
89.172.711
93.012.713
93.172.722
94.222.735
110.773.015
112.143.28
112.202.95
121.853.210
121.923.410
122.372.610
122.792.710
126.032.914
126.964.046
126.993.38
127.062.77
127.223.09
127.382.713
128.302.712
128.323.650
168.252.735
178.813.411
182.282.98
183.422.719
192.102.614
194.343.135
218.193.335
223.182.539
244.602.716
244.962.935
280.632.98
289.682.952
329.122.714
345.053.825
357.243.245
380.654.041
397.873.211
397.932.910
557.444.035
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Event id aka2026rltnuv. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:13 UTC. Solutions: USGS · AK (usgs:aka2026rltnuv). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.7 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/aka2026rltnuv-m2-7-earthquake-nikolski-alaska, data from USGS.

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