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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes west of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred approximately 166 kilometres west of Nikolski, Alaska, according to a single report. There is no immediate confirmation of damage or casualties.
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WhereAlaska
61.317, -149.160 ±120 km
First reported38 days ago
Published2026-09-17 14:52 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes west of Nikolski, Alaska. 2026-09-17T14:52:53.884Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2624. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-17/m-6-5-166-km-w-of-nikolski-alaska-cbbcd535
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