Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 59 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, Aug 29, 2021, 1:43 PM AKDT (21:43 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-29 21:43:55 UTC
Depth
28.4 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.455° N, 158.665° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.663 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.0123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.675 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.985 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.064 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.769 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.961 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.489 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.8137 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.3144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.972 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.4144 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.769 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.077 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.7131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.2108 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.9135 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.4138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.8140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.2139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.645 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.9south of Alaska · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.9118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.971 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.5116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.167 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.5115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.784 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.759 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 54 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.0109 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 3.1139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.973 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.069 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.757 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.929 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.622 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.2118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.8110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.845 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.7101 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.371 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.038 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.359 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 3.1118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 3.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.6103 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.730 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 4.3131 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.171 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.762 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.069 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.7144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1851 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.5152 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.755 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.387 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.874 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.1127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.274 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.7138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b2xa2rd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.