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Tue, 6 May 2025, 23:31 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
A moderately shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025, at 3:28 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 21 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cooper Landing (pop. 290) located 18 miles from the epicenter, Sterling (pop. 5,600) 29 miles away, Anchorage (pop. 291,200) 34 miles away, Elmendorf Air Force Base (pop. 6,600) 39 miles away, Soldotna (pop. 4,500) 39 miles away, Nikiski (pop. 4,500) 43 miles away, Eagle River (pop. 24,800) 43 miles away, Eagle River (pop. 24,800) 43 miles away, Kenai (pop. 7,700) 44 miles away, and Kalifornsky (pop. 7,900) 48 miles away.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: May 6, 2025 03:28 pm (GMT -8) local time (6 May 2025 23:28 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 33.50
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