M3.3 earthquake 141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 11:30 PM AKDT (07:30 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M8.2 2021 Chignik, Alaska Earthquake. 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
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.7	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.251 · 4 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218ldu9wm (also filed as us7000ej1q). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.