Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 67 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 67 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 9:58 AM AKDT (17:58 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 144 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-12 17:58:05 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.466° N, 158.415° 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
21

Nearest places

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

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

  1. 3.3144 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.2128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.291 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.6158 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.2101 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.055 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.467 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.0140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.0106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.5152 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.665 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.0138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.8145 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.7129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.9118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.1129 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.1134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.5125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.8113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.661 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.775 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.8100 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.3120 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.574 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.0132 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.466 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 3.4156 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.869 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 3.7150 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.876 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.878 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.857 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.193 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.5110 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.436 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 3.0136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.118 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.280 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.4156 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.0112 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.4133 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.867 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.068 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.036 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.073 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.4131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.773 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.871 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.274 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 3.0137 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 4.564 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.893 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.5130 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.9103 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aaqufzc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.