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M2.0 Earthquake near 18 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-01-28 02:27:43 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.0 earthquake was recorded near 18 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska (United States) on January 28, 2025 at 02:27 UTC. At around 90 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 228 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
0372f5cad00dbdb1fe1944f03b913c79cd522a0e
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
90.4 km
UTC time
2025-01-28 02:27:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
53.82320, -166.27330
Temperature
7.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 90.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 90.4 km
Intermediate
90.4 km
90.4 km — deeper than the regional average (15.2 km)
Regional average: 15.2 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Akutan
    Distance: 39 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'303 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Makushin
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'800 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·United States
  • Bogoslof
    Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 150 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·United States
  • Okmok
    Distance: 130 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'073 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States
  • Westdahl
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano? ·Elevation: 1'563 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Fisher
    Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'112 m ·Last eruption: 1830 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) AirportUnited States · DUT · PADU
    19.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-01

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

01 Oct 2025 – 01 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 11,847 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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