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M2.5 Earthquake near 37 km SSW of Arctic Village, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-02-04 00:39:29 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
4.3 km
Source
USGS

37 km SSW of Arctic Village, Alaska

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About this earthquake

On February 4, 2025 at 00:39 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near 37 km SSW of Arctic Village, Alaska (United States). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 4 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by USGS. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 148 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
50c06d98a3ec9366bb6878c82174097ac1db806d
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
4.3 km
UTC time
2025-02-04 00:39:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
67.84010, -145.99480
Temperature
-3.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 4.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 4.3 km
Shallow
4.3 km
4.3 km — shallower 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.

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  • Buzzard Creek
    Distance: 434 km ·Tuff ring(s) ·Elevation: 830 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·United States

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  • Arctic Village AirportUnited States · ARC · PARC
    35.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 11,561 Catalogue entries

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