Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 262 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 262 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska on Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 3:53 PM AKDT (23:53 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-06 23:53:54 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.860° N, 157.133° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4264 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.3204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.1204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.8200 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.8202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.8202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.1200 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.9204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.7192 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.4201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.3193 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.6243 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.4253 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.5206 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.7209 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.3203 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.4194 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.9258 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 3.2199 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.6202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.4173 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.6257 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.6204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.6207 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.0203 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.3207 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.8202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.6262 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.0204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 3.0204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.3205 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.7187 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.4188 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.4198 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.8202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.6208 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.9207 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.2215 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.6206 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.4202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.5198 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.6197 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.4223 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.0194 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.0233 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.3197 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.4204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.8198 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.9202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.4187 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a0x63qk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.