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M1.4 Earthquake near 3 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-04-23 21:17:58 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.4 earthquake was recorded near 3 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska (United States) on April 23, 2025 at 21:17 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS. United States: 150 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.0.

Details

ID
6513d77e3e44d6e0b4039b224ab496bf9746ff89
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-23 21:17:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
64.93280, -147.75530
Temperature
8.2°C

Depth profile

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Buzzard Creek
    Distance: 102 km ·Tuff ring(s) ·Elevation: 830 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·United States
  • Wrangell
    Distance: 375 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'278 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·United States
  • Hayes
    Distance: 434 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'034 m ·Last eruption: 1200 ·United States
  • Spurr
    Distance: 463 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'374 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Churchill
    Distance: 497 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'005 m ·Last eruption: 847 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Fairbanks International AirportUnited States · FAI · PAFA
    13.9 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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