Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Wed, May 19, 2021, 8:11 PM AKDT (04:11 UTC), 33 km (20 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-20 04:11:47 UTC
Depth
32.8 km (20.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.149° N, 158.079° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.5113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.8123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.8107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.253 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.072 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.577 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.6124 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.587 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.272 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.3141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.8125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.158 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.978 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.4150 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.1196 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.8135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.6119 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.986 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.088 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.467 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.575 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.693 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.1117 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.896 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.8139 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.242 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.986 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.7south of Alaska · 1897 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.471 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.264 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.869 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.348 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.072 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.981 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.070 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.172 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.075 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216flos0p (also filed as us7000e4wx). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.