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M2.6 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in the Nikolski, Alaska region at 12:02 UTC on 4 Sept 2026, at a depth of 35 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-28 14:03 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
35 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-04 12:02:56 UTC
Epicentre
52.372° N, 169.224° 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, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey2.6 ml35 km52.37° N, 169.22° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 120 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 35 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.6 releases about 32× the energy of M1.6, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 120 kg of TNT vs 4 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.6. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

42 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.9 23 days ago. 101 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.6

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
2.833.135
5.442.625
13.963.129
16.122.535
21.102.714
26.783.07
28.112.75
29.954.929
30.142.820
37.072.88
43.772.821
45.012.91
47.252.917
57.192.711
58.622.711
62.423.210
63.272.612
69.202.711
73.042.713
74.252.735
90.803.015
92.173.28
92.232.95
101.953.410
102.402.610
106.072.914
106.994.046
107.023.38
107.102.77
107.253.09
107.412.713
108.332.712
108.353.650
148.282.735
162.312.98
174.373.135
198.233.335
224.632.716
224.992.935
325.083.825
360.694.041
537.474.035
  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. 3.8Nikolski, Alaska09-18 01:07
  6. 3.6Nikolski, Alaska09-09 00:23
  7. 3.4Nikolski, Alaska09-08 18:00
  8. 3.3Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:04
  9. 3.3Nikolski, Alaska09-12 18:16
  10. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-07 02:28
  11. 3.2Nikolski, Alaska09-08 08:13
  12. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-04 14:52
  13. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-05 02:00
  14. 3.1Nikolski, Alaska09-11 18:24
  15. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-05 14:49
  16. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 06:50
  17. 3.0Nikolski, Alaska09-08 23:17
  18. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-06 09:03
  19. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-06 11:18
  20. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-08 08:16
  21. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-08 22:06
  22. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-11 06:21
  23. 2.9Nikolski, Alaska09-13 21:02
  24. 2.8Nikolski, Alaska09-05 18:11
  25. 2.8Nikolski, Alaska09-06 01:06

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Event id us7000tefk. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:13 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us7000tefk). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.6 earthquake – Nikolski, Alaska”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us7000tefk-m2-6-earthquake-nikolski-alaska, data from USGS.

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