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M2.2 Earthquake near 25 km SW of Wales, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-02-13 07:43:17 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On February 13, 2025 at 07:43 UTC, a magnitude M2.2 earthquake occurred near 25 km SW of Wales, Alaska (United States). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 16 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 147 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
42e40ab3e8067d3d4fb175e29a2cd88282098c78
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
16.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-13 07:43:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
65.47540, -168.53550
Temperature
-5.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16 km
Shallow
16 km
16 km — close to 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

  • Imuruk Lake
    Distance: 235 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 610 m ·Last eruption: 300 ·United States
  • St. Michael
    Distance: 381 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 715 m ·United States
  • Ingakslugwat Hills
    Distance: 493 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 190 m ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Wales AirportUnited States · WAA · PAIW
    26.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tin City Long Range Radar Station AirportUnited States · TNC · PATC
    29.9 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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