M3.2 earthquake 194 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 194 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 2:08 AM AKST (11:08 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.7	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.159 · 11 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212fu305c (also filed as us6000dk61). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.