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M2.0 Earthquake near 21 km SW of Akutan, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-02-14 17:49:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.0 earthquake was recorded near 21 km SW of Akutan, Alaska (United States) on February 14, 2025 at 17:49 UTC. At around 92 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 147 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
a3e7f8745c735d9f92246336c9e6240f7effc97d
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
91.8 km
UTC time
2025-02-14 17:49:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
53.97580, -165.96320
Temperature
5.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 91.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 91.8 km
Intermediate
91.8 km
91.8 km — deeper than the regional average (15.3 km)
Regional average: 15.3 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

  • Akutan
    Distance: 18 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'303 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Makushin
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'800 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·United States
  • Westdahl
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano? ·Elevation: 1'563 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Fisher
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'112 m ·Last eruption: 1830 ·United States
  • Bogoslof
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 150 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·United States
  • Okmok
    Distance: 155 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'073 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Akutan AirportUnited States · KQA · PAUT
    30.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) AirportUnited States · DUT · PADU
    39.0 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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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 11,559 Catalogue entries

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