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M2.7 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in the Nikolski, Alaska region at 09:08 UTC on 5 Sept 2026, at a depth of 14 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-08 06:58 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.7micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
14.3 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-05 09:08:57 UTC
Epicentre
52.156° N, 169.427° 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 ml14.3 km52.16° N, 169.43° 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 14 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

67 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.9 23 days ago. 180 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.7

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.832.720
3.302.810
5.683.07
7.012.75
7.093.020
8.854.929
9.042.820
15.972.88
19.223.825
19.292.922
20.022.810
22.672.821
23.912.91
25.962.814
26.152.917
27.362.818
29.833.110
30.323.910
36.092.711
37.522.711
38.722.813
41.323.210
42.172.612
48.102.711
51.143.218
51.942.713
52.102.722
53.152.735
69.703.015
71.073.28
71.132.95
80.783.210
80.853.410
81.302.610
81.722.710
84.972.914
85.894.046
85.923.38
86.002.77
86.153.09
86.312.713
87.232.712
87.253.650
91.382.611
113.352.511
127.182.735
137.743.411
141.212.98
142.252.718
142.352.719
151.032.614
153.273.135
177.133.335
182.112.539
203.532.716
203.892.935
229.722.710
239.572.98
248.612.952
248.872.818
288.052.714
303.983.825
316.173.245
339.584.041
356.803.211
356.862.910
516.374.035
  1. 4.9Nikolski, Alaska09-05 18:00
  2. 4.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:02
  3. 4.0Nikolski, Alaska09-19 12:44
  4. 4.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands09-26 21:31
  5. 3.9Nikolski, Alaska09-06 15:28
  6. 3.8Nikolski, Alaska09-06 04:22
  7. 3.8Nikolski, Alaska09-18 01:07
  8. 3.6Nikolski, Alaska09-09 00:23
  9. 3.4Nikolski, Alaska09-08 18:00
  10. 3.4Nikolski, Alaska09-11 02:53
  11. 3.3Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:04
  12. 3.3Nikolski, Alaska09-12 18:16
  13. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-07 02:28
  14. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-07 12:17
  15. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-08 08:13
  16. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-08 17:55
  17. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-18 13:19
  18. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-20 05:57
  19. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-06 14:58
  20. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-11 18:24
  21. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-05 14:49
  22. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-05 16:14
  23. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 06:50
  24. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:17
  25. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-06 04:26

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Event id aka2026roxsmb. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:12 UTC. Solutions: USGS · AK (usgs:aka2026roxsmb). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.7 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/aka2026roxsmb-m2-7-earthquake-nikolski-alaska, data from USGS.

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