Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Thu, Nov 4, 2021, 11:02 PM AKDT (07:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 221 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Nov 4, 2021, 11:02 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-11-05 07:02:22 UTC
Depth: 4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.159° N, 157.272° 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: 28

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast206 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e758r01 (also filed as us6000gazi). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.