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M5.0 Earthquake near 151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

UTC time: 2025-02-04 19:27:46 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

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M5.0 Earthquake near 151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2025-02-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2025-02-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on February 4, 2025 at 19:27 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
c37749b7c4885dfd3527af9a45acdb6843e1153b
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-04 19:27:46 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
53.31600, -163.93730

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

  • Westdahl
    Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano? ·Elevation: 1'563 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Fisher
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'112 m ·Last eruption: 1830 ·United States
  • Shishaldin ADVISORY · YELLOW
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'857 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
  • Akutan
    Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'303 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Roundtop
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'871 m ·Last eruption: -7600 ·United States
  • Makushin
    Distance: 207 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'800 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·United States

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours5
First 24 hours7
First 72 hours10
Strongest subsequent eventM4.6
M4.62025-02-04 19:32:26 UTC0.9 km151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska M2.82025-02-04 19:53:59 UTC1.3 km152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska M3.02025-02-04 20:19:10 UTC5.4 km155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska M3.12025-02-04 20:33:03 UTC3.6 km151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska M2.42025-02-04 21:17:13 UTC3.7 km154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska M2.62025-02-05 06:02:54 UTC11.4 km141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska M2.32025-02-05 13:22:55 UTC3.5 km154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska M2.02025-02-05 22:01:24 UTC85.0 km77 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska M4.12025-02-07 17:57:01 UTC131.4 km52 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska M2.62025-02-07 19:12:45 UTC148.7 km34 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska M3.12025-02-08 08:30:37 UTC140.8 km41 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska M2.32025-02-08 12:56:19 UTC89.7 km62 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

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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