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M2.4 Earthquake near 118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska

UTC time: 2025-02-15 16:37:07 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
29.8 km
Source
USGS

118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska

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About this earthquake

On February 15, 2025 at 16:37 UTC, a magnitude M2.4 earthquake occurred near 118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 30 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
814723664ea33f899bc6d11cc24a0402fb990e28
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
29.8 km
UTC time
2025-02-15 16:37:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
56.55870, -156.54410
Temperature
4.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 29.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 29.8 km
Shallow
29.8 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

  • Yantarni
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'345 m ·Last eruption: -800 ·United States
  • Chiginagak
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'221 m ·Last eruption: 1998 ·United States
  • Kialagvik
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'677 m ·United States
  • Aniakchak
    Distance: 105 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'341 m ·Last eruption: 1931 ·United States
  • Ugashik-Peulik
    Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'474 m ·Last eruption: 1814 ·United States
  • Black Peak
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'032 m ·Last eruption: -1900 ·United States

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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