Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 7:20 AM AKDT (15:20 UTC), 33 km (20 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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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 7:20 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-14 15:20:49 UTC
Depth: 32.8 km (20.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.705° N, 156.770° 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: 104

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast248 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 139.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ae0ibo9 (also filed as us6000f677). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.