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M2.5 Earthquake near 184 km W of Adak, Alaska

UTC time: 2025-04-17 09:38:40 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
173.9 km
Source
USGS

184 km W of Adak, Alaska

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near 184 km W of Adak, Alaska on April 17, 2025 at 09:38 UTC. At around 174 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.

Details

ID
29ce09c033a1c32ebf2578cc87ffa449e906902a
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
173.9 km
UTC time
2025-04-17 09:38:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.09400, -179.29090

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 173.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 173.9 km
Intermediate
173.9 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

  • Gareloi
    Distance: 48 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'573 m ·Last eruption: 1989 ·United States
  • Tanaga
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'806 m ·Last eruption: 1914 ·United States
  • Takawangha
    Distance: 91 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'449 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·United States
  • Bobrof
    Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 738 m ·United States
  • Kanaga
    Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'307 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
  • Moffett
    Distance: 175 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'196 m ·Last eruption: -1600 ·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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