M2.9 earthquake 210 km SE of Perryville, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 210 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Sat, Mar 27, 2021, 4:26 AM AKDT (12:26 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 209 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-27 12:26:40 UTC
- Depth
- 8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.646° N, 156.681° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3209 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.8206 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.6118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.9141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.9south of Alaska · 1998 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213yfipg2 (also filed as us6000e48q). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.