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M2.9 Earthquake near 51 km NNE of Atka, Alaska

UTC time: 2025-03-01 04:28:10 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
175.6 km
Source
USGS

51 km NNE of Atka, Alaska

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About this earthquake

On March 1, 2025 at 04:28 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near 51 km NNE of Atka, Alaska. At around 176 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

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Details

ID
7b4ed0192ce1b2729be0270fd8264ea6e9ad6751
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
175.6 km
UTC time
2025-03-01 04:28:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.64850, -174.05090

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 175.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 175.6 km
Intermediate
175.6 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

  • Atka Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 36 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'518 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·United States
  • Koniuji
    Distance: 87 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 273 m ·Last eruption: -1150 ·United States
  • Seguam
    Distance: 111 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'054 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·United States
  • Kasatochi
    Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 314 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States
  • Great Sitkin WATCH · ORANGE
    Distance: 155 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'740 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·United States
  • Amukta
    Distance: 190 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'066 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Atka AirportUnited States · AKB · PAAK
    48.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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