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M2.1 Earthquake near 63 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-02-03 02:41:31 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On February 3, 2025 at 02:41 UTC, a magnitude M2.1 earthquake occurred near 63 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska (United States). With a focal depth of about 35 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 149 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
6e43ef03c93da7bff1c6b8393ad4c5b19a873e58
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
34.5 km
UTC time
2025-02-03 02:41:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
54.56940, -161.82660
Temperature
5.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 34.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 34.5 km
Shallow
34.5 km
34.5 km — deeper 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

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 11,560 Catalogue entries

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