M2.8 earthquake 134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 7:11 AM AKDT (15:11 UTC), 27 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 181 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. 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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ae0gbby (also filed as us7000f3yq). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.