3.2
Earthquake Details: 172 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska, United States
8/19/2026, 7:31:02 PM
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred near 172 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska, United States on 8/19/2026 at 7:31:02 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 101.9 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Technical Details
Depth101.9 km
Significance158
Latitude52.1846
Longitude-171.0894
Event IDus6000tlzv
Magnitude3.2
Updated:8/20/2026, 3:10:07 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 7:31:02 PM
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 7:31:02 PM UTC
101.9 km · Intermediate-focus
Between 70 and 300 km deep.
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.2100 km S of Atka, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM2.986 km SW of Atka, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM2.9102 km SW of Adak, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM3.487 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM3.491 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM2.8148 km E of Atka, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM2.9109 km SSE of Atka, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM3.0188 km SSE of Atka, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM2.959 km SSE of Atka, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM2.9199 km E of Atka, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM2.869 km ENE of Atka, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM3.1176 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska, United StatesAfter
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