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M2.3 Earthquake near 18 km E of Sterling, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-01-30 20:47:30 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.3 earthquake was recorded near 18 km E of Sterling, Alaska (United States) on January 30, 2025 at 20:47 UTC. With a focal depth of about 60 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS. United States: 147 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.0.

Details

ID
1ba5a3a5ba10a6ce094a00e8c3fe79d6b280d101
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
60.3 km
UTC time
2025-01-30 20:47:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
60.56340, -150.43450
Temperature
9.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 60.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 60.3 km
Shallow
60.3 km
60.3 km — deeper than the regional average (15.3 km)
Regional average: 15.3 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

  • Redoubt
    Distance: 127 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'108 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·United States
  • Spurr
    Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'374 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Iliamna
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'053 m ·Last eruption: 1876 ·United States
  • Hayes
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'034 m ·Last eruption: 1200 ·United States
  • Augustine
    Distance: 214 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'218 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·United States
  • Douglas
    Distance: 258 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'140 m ·United States

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kenai Municipal AirportUnited States · ENA · PAEN
    44.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 11,559 Catalogue entries

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