Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 72 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 72 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 9:07 AM AKST (18:07 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 77 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-01-19 18:07:36 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.430° N, 158.374° 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

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Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 104.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021vpyz1b (also filed as us7000d3qw). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.