Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 18 km N of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18 km N of Perryville, Alaska on Sat, Nov 26, 2016, 5:00 PM AKST (02:00 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 37 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-27 02:00:47 UTC
Depth
85.1 km (52.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.081° N, 159.148° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.7ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.735 km SW of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 140 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.329 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.437 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.143 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.559 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.878 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.555 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.524 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.662 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.171 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.512 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 86 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.375 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.045 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.915 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.123 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.323 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.163 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.829 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.249 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.653 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.678 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.964 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.170 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.29 km NE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 107 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.147 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.161 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016f93m6tp (also filed as ak14529719, us10007e5y). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.