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M5.1 Earthquake near 59 km E of Egegik, Alaska

UTC time: 2025-04-01 04:04:36 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
12.8 km
Source
USGS

59 km E of Egegik, Alaska

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M5.1 Earthquake near 59 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 2025-04-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 59 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 2025-04-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 1, 2025 at 04:04 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 59 km E of Egegik, Alaska. With a focal depth of about 13 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
eccc649b6e46d100a5e945c336a9fbf8042e5cc4
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
12.8 km
UTC time
2025-04-01 04:04:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
58.12010, -156.37830

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.8 km
Shallow
12.8 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Anchorage500.6 kmNE289'600

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ukinrek Maars
    Distance: 33 km ·Maar(s) ·Elevation: 91 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·United States
  • Ugashik-Peulik
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'474 m ·Last eruption: 1814 ·United States
  • Martin
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'863 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·United States
  • Alaska Peninsula Arc at 155.4°W
    Distance: 63 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 402 m ·United States
  • Mageik
    Distance: 67 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'165 m ·Last eruption: -500 ·United States
  • Novarupta
    Distance: 73 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 841 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·United States

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Egegik AirportUnited States · EGX · PAII
    58.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • King Salmon AirportUnited States · AKN · PAKN
    64.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • South Naknek Number 2 AirportUnited States · WSN · PFWS
    74.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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 hours8
Strongest subsequent eventM3.9
M3.92025-04-01 04:08:23 UTC1.7 km58 km E of Egegik, Alaska M3.42025-04-01 04:09:48 UTC0.9 km60 km E of Egegik, Alaska M2.32025-04-01 04:17:00 UTC2.9 km62 km E of Egegik, Alaska M2.02025-04-01 05:18:15 UTC1.9 km61 km E of Egegik, Alaska M2.22025-04-01 06:54:02 UTC3.2 km62 km E of Egegik, Alaska M2.12025-04-01 10:20:22 UTC9.3 km56 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska M2.32025-04-01 17:54:31 UTC138.6 km57 km S of Ugashik, Alaska M3.12025-04-02 11:29:30 UTC143.6 km56 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska M2.02025-04-05 14:28:10 UTC149.3 km87 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska M2.12025-04-05 19:30:39 UTC91.8 km87 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska M2.12025-04-05 20:39:29 UTC141.6 km52 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska M2.02025-04-07 04:05:45 UTC2.6 km59 km ESE of Egegik, 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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