Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Nikiski, AK
M 2.6
Latest: 11:22 pm AKDT on 8 September 2026 · 38 km (24 mi) N of Nikiski, AK
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Nikiski was M 2.6, 38 km (24 mi) N of Nikiski, AK, at 11:22 pm AKDT on 8 September 2026. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 18 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,742 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 248
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 30 June 2021, 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Nikiski, AK
- Reported felt
- 103 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 37 km (23 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.9 34 km (21 mi) NNW of Nikiski, AK
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) NE of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) W of Nikiski, AK
- 2.1 46 km (28 mi) NW of Nikiski, AK
- 2.3 15 km (9 mi) E of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) S of Nikiski, AK
- 1.9 38 km (23 mi) NE of Nikiski, AK
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) W of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 49 km (30 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) SW of Nikiski, AK
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) W of Nikiski, AK
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNW of Nikiski, AK
- 2.4 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 2.1 46 km (28 mi) NNW of Nikiski, AK
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Nikiski, AK
- 2.6 38 km (24 mi) N of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 2.5 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Nikiski, AK · felt by 2
- 1.6 38 km (24 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Nikiski, AK
- 2.5 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 1.6 41 km (25 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.6 49 km (30 mi) NE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Nikiski, AK
- 1.7 46 km (28 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.8 31 km (19 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.8 31 km (19 mi) NE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.9 33 km (20 mi) N of Nikiski, AK
- 1.5 31 km (19 mi) NW of Nikiski, AK
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 2.1 37 km (23 mi) NNW of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Nikiski, AK
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Nikiski, AK
- 1.5 31 km (19 mi) N of Nikiski, AK
- 1.8 32 km (20 mi) NE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.5 44 km (27 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.6 45 km (28 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.5 37 km (23 mi) N of Nikiski, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 2.3 35 km (22 mi) NE of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) SW of Nikiski, AK
- 2.7 24 km (15 mi) N of Nikiski, AK
- 2.6 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Nikiski, AK · felt by 1
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Nikiski, AK
- 1.7 34 km (21 mi) NNW of Nikiski, AK
- 1.9 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Nikiski, AK
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) NE of Nikiski, AK
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Nikiski time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Nikiski are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Nikiski; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Nikiski; the five largest:
- 6.8 Southern Alaska · 46 km NNE of Nikiski
- 6.8 24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 49 km E of Nikiski
- 6.7 6 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 6 km WNW of Nikiski
- 6.4 19 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 26 km NNE of Nikiski
- 5.7 19 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 20 km NNW of Nikiski
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Middle Ground Shoal anticline (Cook Inlet folds), 13 km from its surface trace
- Granite Point anticline (Cook Inlet folds), 26 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Kenai 15 km · Ridgeway 21 km · Soldotna 26 km · Kalifornsky 30 km · Sterling 33 km · Funny River 36 km · Cohoe 36 km
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