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M2.8 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in the Nikolski, Alaska region at 03:32 UTC on 4 Sept 2026, at a depth of 24 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-04 18:44 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.8micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
24.1 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-04 03:32:30 UTC
Epicentre
51.962° N, 169.312° 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 Survey2.8 ml24.1 km51.96° N, 169.31° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 239 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 24 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.8 releases about 32× the energy of M1.8, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 239 kg of TNT vs 8 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.8. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

81 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.9 23 days ago. 128 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.8

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.043.79
0.682.830
1.113.54
1.932.610
2.082.511
2.662.610
3.582.716
3.882.810
4.402.710
4.992.635
5.192.711
5.883.512
6.853.215
8.082.711
10.612.810
11.124.035
12.022.910
22.473.129
23.423.217
23.733.010
24.182.810
24.772.727
26.762.710
29.612.714
30.432.720
32.912.810
33.382.87
36.703.020
38.464.929
45.572.88
48.833.825
48.902.922
49.632.810
52.282.821
55.762.917
56.972.818
59.443.110
59.933.910
65.702.711
67.132.711
68.142.76
68.332.813
70.933.210
71.772.612
77.712.711
79.242.85
80.743.218
81.552.713
81.712.722
82.762.735
100.683.28
100.742.95
110.393.210
111.332.710
114.572.914
115.533.38
115.602.77
115.763.09
115.922.713
116.842.712
120.992.611
142.962.511
167.353.411
170.812.98
171.862.718
171.962.719
180.642.614
182.873.135
206.733.335
214.232.73
228.372.85
233.142.716
259.322.710
269.172.98
278.222.952
278.472.818
317.662.714
333.593.825
345.783.245
386.413.211
386.472.910
  1. 4.9Nikolski, Alaska09-05 18:00
  2. 4.0Nikolski, Alaska09-04 14:39
  3. 3.9Nikolski, Alaska09-06 15:28
  4. 3.8Nikolski, Alaska09-06 04:22
  5. 3.8Nikolski, Alaska09-18 01:07
  6. 3.7Nikolski, Alaska09-04 03:34
  7. 3.5Nikolski, Alaska09-04 04:38
  8. 3.5Nikolski, Alaska09-04 09:25
  9. 3.4Nikolski, Alaska09-11 02:53
  10. 3.3Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:04
  11. 3.3Nikolski, Alaska09-12 18:16
  12. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-04 10:23
  13. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-05 02:57
  14. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-07 02:28
  15. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-07 12:17
  16. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-08 08:13
  17. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-08 17:55
  18. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-18 13:19
  19. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-20 05:57
  20. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-05 02:00
  21. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-06 14:58
  22. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-11 18:24
  23. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-05 03:16
  24. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-05 16:14
  25. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:17

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Event id aka2026rmqmge. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:13 UTC. Solutions: USGS · AK (usgs:aka2026rmqmge). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.8 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/aka2026rmqmge-m2-8-earthquake-nikolski-alaska, data from USGS.

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