Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 20 km N of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 20 km N of Perryville, Alaska on Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 1:45 PM AKST (22:45 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 46 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-08 22:45:21 UTC
Depth
78.9 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.091° N, 159.113° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 2021 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.446 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.328 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.765 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.827 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.843 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.823 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.035 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.630 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.831 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.534 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.122 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.670 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.070 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.561 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.679 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.446 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.072 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.348 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.639 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.237 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.445 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.222 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.223 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.459 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.470 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.48 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.29 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 76 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.136 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.554 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.650 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.38 km WNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 111 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.570 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.427 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.849 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.847 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.735 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.432 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.033 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.868 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021336dh7x (also filed as us6000dxax). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.