Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Feb 4, 2025, 8:24 AM AKST (17:24 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-04 17:24:02 UTC
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.331° N, 164.002° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.8mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.193 · 7 stations
3.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.5 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6156 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.3144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.4164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.0151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.6151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.8152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.0155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.1151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.4154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.6141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 607 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.3154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 607 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.077 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 607 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.362 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 604 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.3148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 600 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.6146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 599 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.5139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 599 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.0142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 598 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 598 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.9101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 598 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.9151 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 598 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.1116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 597 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 597 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.1110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 597 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.2111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 596 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.764 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 596 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.291 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 596 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.277 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 595 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.189 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 595 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.285 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 594 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.697 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 594 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 3.0113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 594 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.398 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 593 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.9137 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 593 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.6174 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 593 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 3.0230 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 592 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.199 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 592 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 3.3242 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 592 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.397 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 591 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.1125 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 591 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.980 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 591 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.8136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 591 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 590 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.7100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 590 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.980 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 590 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.898 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 590 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.7115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 590 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.9119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 589 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 589 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.089 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 589 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 589 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 589 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.987 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 589 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.977 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 588 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 588 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.674 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 588 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 587 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.9102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 587 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.987 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 586 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.8107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 585 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.865 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 585 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.7154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.8149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.7155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.4145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 608 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.953 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 609 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.494 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 609 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.7153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 610 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.6108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 610 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 610 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.2111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 610 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.9221 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.8151 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.9227 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 612 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 612 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.079 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 612 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.298 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 613 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 613 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.8183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 613 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.894 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 614 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away

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