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M2.3 Earthquake near 57 km S of Ugashik, Alaska

UTC time: 2025-04-01 17:54:31 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
3.2 km
Source
USGS

57 km S of Ugashik, Alaska

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About this earthquake

On April 1, 2025 at 17:54 UTC, a magnitude M2.3 earthquake occurred near 57 km S of Ugashik, Alaska. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 3 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
143abadc08d8b0332ed38a25d0f2099d64919e06
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
3.2 km
UTC time
2025-04-01 17:54:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
56.99330, -157.37120

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 3.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 3.2 km
Shallow
3.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Yantarni
    Distance: 12 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'345 m ·Last eruption: -800 ·United States
  • Chiginagak
    Distance: 28 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'221 m ·Last eruption: 1998 ·United States
  • Kialagvik
    Distance: 44 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'677 m ·United States
  • Aniakchak
    Distance: 50 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'341 m ·Last eruption: 1931 ·United States
  • Black Peak
    Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'032 m ·Last eruption: -1900 ·United States
  • Ugashik-Peulik
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'474 m ·Last eruption: 1814 ·United States

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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