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M2.8 Earthquake near 41 km NNW of Atka, Alaska

UTC time: 2025-02-27 23:27:46 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
159.1 km
Source
USGS

41 km NNW of Atka, Alaska

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near 41 km NNW of Atka, Alaska on February 27, 2025 at 23:27 UTC. At around 159 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
815e7e460ca9bc184984fec5f1b38ce6a70d1332
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
159.1 km
UTC time
2025-02-27 23:27:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.52130, -174.48870

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 159.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 159.1 km
Intermediate
159.1 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: 32 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'518 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·United States
  • Koniuji
    Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 273 m ·Last eruption: -1150 ·United States
  • Kasatochi
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 314 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States
  • Great Sitkin WATCH · ORANGE
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'740 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·United States
  • Seguam
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'054 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·United States
  • Moffett
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'196 m ·Last eruption: -1600 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Atka AirportUnited States · AKB · PAAK
    38.6 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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