Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 76 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 76 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 8:21 PM AKST (05:21 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 8:21 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-12-01 05:21:36 UTC
Depth: 17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.424° N, 158.291° 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. Forecast140 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fe450az (also filed as us7000g9e5). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.