Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 72 km S of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 72 km S of Perryville, Alaska on Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 6:08 AM AKDT (14:08 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-09 14:08:09 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.266° N, 159.019° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.372 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.261 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.2south of Alaska · 1873 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.966 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.859 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.9114 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.5132 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.3111 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.087 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.170 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.1138 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.160 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.2121 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.692 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.960 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1872 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.0105 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.163 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.4107 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.1126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1872 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.967 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 3.0133 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.898 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.075 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.296 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.2121 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.987 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.768 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.198 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.665 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 3.4135 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.595 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.472 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.61 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.862 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.9134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.0146 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 6.9125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 10 · tsunami flag
  55. 2.7121 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.1142 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 3.3133 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.2131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 3.1116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 4.1146 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.6136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.260 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.7115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.5115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.641 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.9129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.491 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.5125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.374 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.159 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.1129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.7140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.1101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.1127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.753 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away

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