Perryville

History

Mount Katmai erupted on June 6, 1912, permanently displacing many local native people. One month after the eruption, 78 of the Katmai refugees boarded the U.S. revenue cutter Manning to return to the Alaska Peninsula and establish a new village. After a failed first village site selection, the natives were relocated yet again to a spot southwest of Mt. Katmai. The new settlement was named "Perry", and later became known as "Perryville", for K.W. Perry, captain of the Manning. On July 29, 2021, a M8.2 Earthquake struck 104 km SE of Perryville.

Geography

Perryville is located in southwestern Lake and Peninsula Borough at . It sits on the south shore of the Alaska Peninsula at the mouth of the Kametolook River and faces the Chiachi Islands about out in the Pacific Ocean. It is served by Perryville Airport. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Perryville CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.18%, are water.

Largest nearby schools

• Perryville School
  Other · Perryville · 22 students · 7.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-09-23
  75 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska
• M 2.6 — 2026-09-22
  48 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska
• M 2.7 — 2026-09-22
  76 km S of Perryville, Alaska
• M 2.5 — 2026-09-21
  12 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska
• M 3.6 — 2026-09-20
  55 km SE of Chignik, Alaska
• M 2.5 — 2026-09-18
  49 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska