Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, Aug 29, 2021, 6:25 PM AKDT (02:25 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-30 02:25:36 UTC
Depth
26.4 km (16.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.936° N, 157.254° 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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 24 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.6204 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.985 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.064 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.961 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.6207 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.489 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.7146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.8137 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.0203 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.3144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.6136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.4144 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.769 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.0122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.7131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.5161 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.3158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.2108 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.9135 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.4138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.8140 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.6153 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.2139 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.3164 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.9118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.5116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.167 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.8199 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.0242 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.5115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.0109 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 3.1139 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.973 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.4205 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.9165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.2118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.8110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 3.0190 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 3.3158 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.7101 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.371 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 3.3207 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.8202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.6137 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.8162 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 3.1118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.8149 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.8148 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 3.9197 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 3.1131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 5.6181 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.2191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 5.1200 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  58. 4.3131 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 3.0133 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.574 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.6166 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.0123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.663 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.1144 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.7144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.5152 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.0158 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.387 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.1127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.4173 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.274 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.7138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.5136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.5123 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.3188 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.3132 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.386 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.4170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.6147 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b49eag5. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.