Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 5:35 AM AKDT (13:35 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-07 13:35:32 UTC
Depth
36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.143° N, 157.363° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.670 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.9south of Alaska · 1995 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.679 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.9108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.398 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.788 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.588 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.348 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.5161 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.471 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.7108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.5106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.5113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.8123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.8108 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.6118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.790 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.8206 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.3209 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.9210 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.2134 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.093 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.494 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.399 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214gn2vr9 (also filed as us7000dxlt). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.