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M2.8 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in the Nikolski, Alaska region at 23:52 UTC on 6 Sept 2026, at a depth of 13 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-10 01:55 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.8micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
13.3 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-06 23:52:26 UTC
Epicentre
52.073° N, 169.271° 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 ml13.3 km52.07° N, 169.27° 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 13 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

49 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.0 19 days ago. 202 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.8

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
2.593.210
3.442.612
9.382.711
10.912.85
12.413.218
13.212.713
13.372.722
14.432.735
30.973.015
32.343.28
32.402.95
42.063.210
42.133.410
42.582.610
43.002.710
46.242.914
47.174.046
47.193.38
47.272.77
47.423.09
47.582.713
48.502.712
48.523.650
52.662.611
74.632.511
88.462.735
99.023.411
102.482.98
103.532.718
103.622.719
112.312.614
114.543.135
138.403.335
143.392.539
145.902.73
160.042.85
164.812.716
165.172.935
190.992.710
200.842.98
209.892.952
210.142.818
249.322.714
265.253.825
277.453.245
300.864.041
318.083.211
318.142.910
477.654.035
  1. 4.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:02
  2. 4.0Nikolski, Alaska09-19 12:44
  3. 4.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands09-26 21:31
  4. 3.8Nikolski, Alaska09-18 01:07
  5. 3.6Nikolski, Alaska09-09 00:23
  6. 3.4Nikolski, Alaska09-08 18:00
  7. 3.4Nikolski, Alaska09-11 02:53
  8. 3.3Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:04
  9. 3.3Nikolski, Alaska09-12 18:16
  10. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-07 02:28
  11. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-07 12:17
  12. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-08 08:13
  13. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-08 17:55
  14. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-18 13:19
  15. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-20 05:57
  16. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-11 18:24
  17. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 06:50
  18. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:17
  19. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-08 08:16
  20. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-08 22:06
  21. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-11 06:21
  22. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-13 21:02
  23. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-15 08:42
  24. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-15 17:45
  25. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-20 06:00

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Event id aka2026rrxevv. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:12 UTC. Solutions: USGS · AK (usgs:aka2026rrxevv). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.8 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/aka2026rrxevv-m2-8-earthquake-nikolski-alaska, data from USGS.

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