Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 145 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 145 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 2:10 PM AKST (23:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.9 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 2:10 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-12-25 23:10:13 UTC
Depth: 5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.816° N, 157.898° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -4.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 158

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast175 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gi3oqcq (also filed as us6000gfaz). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.