Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 131 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 7:23 AM AKDT (15:23 UTC), 24 km (15 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: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 7:23 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-16 15:23:47 UTC
Depth: 23.7 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.942° N, 157.948° 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: 33

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast168 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 158 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 77.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bwl9f0v (also filed as us6000fueb). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.