M6.2

USGS earthquake · M6.2105 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

🇺🇸 - United States

· 3 days ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 105 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska, with a marker at its epicenterNikolskiUnalaskaOpen in Apple Maps ↗
Shaking intensity
  1. III
  2. IV
  3. V

Strongest contour: Moderate (V). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth78.0 km
Origin timeSep 3, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC
Coordinates52.015, -169.221
Tsunami flagReported
Estimated shakingLight (IV)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap
Reported shakingModerate (V)From 2 public reports
Magnitude scalemwp
SolutionAutomatic, may be revised
Who felt it

People in the shaking

In the modelled area5,000
At light shaking or aboveNone modelled
  1. IIIWeak4,000
  2. IIWeak334
Nearby towns and the shaking modelled for each
PlacePopulationShaking
Nikolski17III
Unalaska4,000III

Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake 196 km nw of this event struck UK on February 27, 1987 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 2,000 at intensity V and 2,000 at intensity VI, with no reported fatalities.

Local buildings. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick masonry and reinforced masonry construction.

Population and intensity modelled by USGS PAGER. Estimates, not a count of people affected.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

Terremoto preserves this event snapshot for a stable public link. USGS remains the authoritative source for revisions and scientific details. Shaking contours and population estimates come from USGS ShakeMap and PAGER, which revise them as more data arrives.

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