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M2.2 Earthquake near 22 km E of Akutan, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-02-16 16:56:44 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.2 earthquake was recorded near 22 km E of Akutan, Alaska (United States) on February 16, 2025 at 16:56 UTC. At around 74 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 147 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
f2a40c885097a50ec1044fd6347304f346dae371
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
73.8 km
UTC time
2025-02-16 16:56:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
Source
usgs
Coordinates
54.14000, -165.43230
Temperature
6.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 73.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 73.8 km
Intermediate
73.8 km
73.8 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.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Akutan
    Distance: 36 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'303 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Westdahl
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano? ·Elevation: 1'563 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Fisher
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'112 m ·Last eruption: 1830 ·United States
  • Makushin
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'800 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·United States
  • Shishaldin ADVISORY · YELLOW
    Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'857 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
  • Roundtop
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'871 m ·Last eruption: -7600 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Akutan AirportUnited States · KQA · PAUT
    11.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 11,559 Catalogue entries

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