Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 24 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska on Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 6:14 AM AKDT (14:14 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 42 km E of Denali Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 6:14 AM AKDT
UTC: 2025-10-12 14:14:20 UTC
Depth: 8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 64.281° N, 147.059° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

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Stations used: 23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025d3kl0t2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.