Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 146 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 146 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 11:15 PM AKDT (07:15 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 146 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 11:15 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-05 07:15:31 UTC
Depth: 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.977° N, 157.523° 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: 81

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast193 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219yzvmd1 (also filed as us6000f2dj). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.