Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 1:07 AM AKST (10:07 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-09 10:07:48 UTC
Depth
25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.066° N, 157.732° 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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.884 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.388 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.699 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.2109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.5138 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.092 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.183 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.960 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.570 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.291 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.277 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.372 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.569 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.680 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2075 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.561 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.382 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.285 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.473 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.682 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.285 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.284 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.443 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.877 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.883 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.2Alaska Peninsula · 2065 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.488 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.4147 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 3.377 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.377 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.868 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.6138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 3.675 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.847 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.289 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.849 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.672 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.570 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.2194 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 3.650 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.554 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.4105 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.470 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 3.1101 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 3.7114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.5102 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 3.4113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.8201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.1100 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.565 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.491 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.389 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.3121 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.8124 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.3130 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.7177 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.279 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.0122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.6155 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.9134 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.189 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.8148 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.577 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.595 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.597 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.9138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.4113 km SSE of Perryville, AK · 2105 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.5127 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f1u2a6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.