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M2.7 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in the Nikolski, Alaska region at 08:18 UTC on 4 Sept 2026, at a depth of 5 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-04 21:17 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.7micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
4.8 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-04 08:18:29 UTC
Epicentre
52.310° N, 168.993° W

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

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. Likely felt out to about 11 km.

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 ml4.8 km52.31° N, 168.99° 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 5 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

48 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.9 23 days ago. 92 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.7

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.422.711
0.692.722
1.113.512
2.093.215
3.742.635
5.842.810
6.573.135
20.012.727
28.142.810
30.523.07
31.852.75
33.694.929
33.892.820
40.812.88
47.512.821
48.752.91
55.163.910
60.932.711
62.362.711
66.163.210
67.012.612
72.942.711
76.782.713
78.002.735
94.543.015
95.913.28
95.972.95
106.142.610
106.572.710
109.812.914
110.734.046
110.763.38
110.842.77
110.993.09
111.152.713
112.072.712
146.072.718
152.022.735
162.593.411
166.052.98
228.372.716
228.742.935
264.412.98
328.823.825
381.643.211
381.702.910
390.932.710
541.214.035
  1. 4.9Nikolski, Alaska09-05 18:00
  2. 4.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:02
  3. 4.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands09-26 21:31
  4. 3.9Nikolski, Alaska09-06 15:28
  5. 3.8Nikolski, Alaska09-18 01:07
  6. 3.5Nikolski, Alaska09-04 09:25
  7. 3.4Nikolski, Alaska09-11 02:53
  8. 3.3Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:04
  9. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-04 10:23
  10. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-07 02:28
  11. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-08 08:13
  12. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-20 05:57
  13. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-04 14:52
  14. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-05 14:49
  15. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 06:50
  16. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:17
  17. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-06 09:03
  18. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-08 08:16
  19. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-08 22:06
  20. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-11 06:21
  21. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-13 21:02
  22. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-15 08:42
  23. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-20 06:00
  24. 2.8Nikolski, Alaska09-04 14:08
  25. 2.8Nikolski, Alaska09-05 12:27

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Event id aka2026rnaadr. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:13 UTC. Solutions: USGS · AK (usgs:aka2026rnaadr). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.7 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/aka2026rnaadr-m2-7-earthquake-nikolski-alaska, data from USGS.

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