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M2.1 Earthquake near 42 km W of False Pass, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-01-30 09:49:09 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On January 30, 2025 at 09:49 UTC, a magnitude M2.1 earthquake occurred near 42 km W of False Pass, Alaska (United States). At around 107 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS. United States: 148 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.0.

Details

ID
21fa95bd92aacd9c5776ec91b6a3eeb6fc809549
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
107.1 km
UTC time
2025-01-30 09:49:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
54.82680, -164.07310
Temperature
4.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 107.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 107.1 km
Intermediate
107.1 km
107.1 km — deeper than the regional average (15.3 km)
Regional average: 15.3 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

  • Shishaldin ADVISORY · YELLOW
    Distance: 10 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'857 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
  • Fisher
    Distance: 30 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'112 m ·Last eruption: 1830 ·United States
  • Roundtop
    Distance: 31 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'871 m ·Last eruption: -7600 ·United States
  • Westdahl
    Distance: 51 km ·Stratovolcano? ·Elevation: 1'563 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Frosty
    Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'728 m ·United States
  • Amak
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 547 m ·Last eruption: 1796 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • False Pass AirportUnited States · KFP · PAKF
    42.7 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

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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