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M2.1 Earthquake near 32 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-01-31 06:48:38 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.1 earthquake was recorded near 32 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska (United States) on January 31, 2025 at 06:48 UTC. At around 137 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 146 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
5803705758664788324c8e25943b6621380a5429
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
137.2 km
UTC time
2025-01-31 06:48:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
59.83310, -153.53410
Temperature
0.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 137.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 137.2 km
Intermediate
137.2 km
137.2 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

  • Iliamna
    Distance: 33 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'053 m ·Last eruption: 1876 ·United States
  • Augustine
    Distance: 53 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'218 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·United States
  • Redoubt
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'108 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·United States
  • Douglas
    Distance: 109 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'140 m ·United States
  • Fourpeaked
    Distance: 118 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'105 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·United States
  • Kaguyak
    Distance: 139 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 901 m ·Last eruption: -3850 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Pedro Bay AirportUnited States · PDB · 4K0
    33.6 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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