Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 107 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 107 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 1:50 AM AKDT (09:50 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-11 09:50:31 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.252° N, 157.899° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations

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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.651 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 783 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.266 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 782 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.889 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 781 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.592 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 780 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.074 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 779 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.1122 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 777 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.545 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 777 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.956 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 776 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.931 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 775 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.816 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 774 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.173 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 773 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.872 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 772 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.670 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 771 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.1202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.7186 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.6199 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 762 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.7101 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 760 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.675 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 760 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.161 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 760 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.768 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 760 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.085 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 759 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.728 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 759 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.540 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 758 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.5136 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 756 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.3152 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 755 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.785 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 755 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.3191 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 755 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.6128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 754 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.454 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 754 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.0113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 753 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.4175 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 753 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.0180 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 751 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 750 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 4.5201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 749 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.2199 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.4201 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 748 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 3.786 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.763 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 740 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.244 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 738 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.5125 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.328 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 736 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.5196 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 734 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.435 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 732 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.5165 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 731 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.067 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 731 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.053 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 727 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.342 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 724 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.488 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 785 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.4162 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 786 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.538 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 786 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.5166 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 786 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.055 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 787 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.956 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 787 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.4156 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 787 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.868 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 787 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.285 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 788 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.493 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 789 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.0148 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 789 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.963 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 791 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.043 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 791 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.170 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 794 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.6149 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 796 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.550 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 797 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.045 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 797 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.658 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 800 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.2162 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.2174 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 801 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away

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