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M2.4 Earthquake near 154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

UTC time: 2025-02-04 21:17:13 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
25.5 km
Source
USGS

154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

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About this earthquake

On February 4, 2025 at 21:17 UTC, a magnitude M2.4 earthquake occurred near 154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 26 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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

Details

ID
e2b9d51ec5c0ea0557a2440e750c80712ccdcf8a
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
25.5 km
UTC time
2025-02-04 21:17:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
53.31310, -163.88130
Temperature
5.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25.5 km
Shallow
25.5 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: 143 km ·Stratovolcano? ·Elevation: 1'563 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Fisher
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'112 m ·Last eruption: 1830 ·United States
  • Shishaldin ADVISORY · YELLOW
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'857 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
  • Akutan
    Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'303 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Roundtop
    Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'871 m ·Last eruption: -7600 ·United States
  • Frosty
    Distance: 207 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'728 m ·United States

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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