M3.3 earthquake 193 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 193 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Tue, Nov 23, 2021, 2:14 AM AKST (11:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 113 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.8	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.208 · 6 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f0zd9v1 (also filed as us7000fxam). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.