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M2.9 Earthquake near 49 km NW of Atka, Alaska

UTC time: 2025-02-28 22:23:52 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
201.3 km
Source
USGS

49 km NW of Atka, Alaska

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near 49 km NW of Atka, Alaska on February 28, 2025 at 22:23 UTC. At around 201 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
cdd2d4c3519ff080fdc7afb60b70578ff3c1f33b
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
201.3 km
UTC time
2025-02-28 22:23:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.52080, -174.68650

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 201.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 201.3 km
Intermediate
201.3 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

  • Atka Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'518 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·United States
  • Koniuji
    Distance: 45 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 273 m ·Last eruption: -1150 ·United States
  • Kasatochi
    Distance: 68 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 314 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States
  • Great Sitkin WATCH · ORANGE
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'740 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·United States
  • Seguam
    Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'054 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·United States
  • Moffett
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'196 m ·Last eruption: -1600 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Atka AirportUnited States · AKB · PAAK
    46.7 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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