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M2.3 Earthquake near Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-01-27 14:03:03 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
70.2 km
Source
USGS

Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.3 earthquake was recorded near Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (United States) on January 27, 2025 at 14:03 UTC. At around 70 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 148 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
cb690708545a584dbcb99b3d8c487b3a17efbc23
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
70.2 km
UTC time
2025-01-27 14:03:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
51.61890, 178.71000
Temperature
4.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 70.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 70.2 km
Intermediate
70.2 km
70.2 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.

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 11,557 Catalogue entries

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