Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 11:58 PM AKDT (07:58 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-28 07:58:05 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.787° N, 158.733° 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.874 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.755 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.5152 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1858 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.069 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.762 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.0138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.171 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.659 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.663 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.0123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.6166 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.1161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.1161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.985 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.064 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.492 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.6150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.769 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.961 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.995 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.7112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.489 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.1129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.3144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.972 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.7south of Alaska · 1854 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.4144 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.769 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.9south of Alaska · 1858 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.6130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.4173 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.274 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.7138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.5123 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.970 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.3132 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.672 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.386 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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