Magnitude 2.3 - 53 miles W of Amak Island
May 8, 2025 09:20:02 AKDT (May 8, 2025 17:20:02 UTC)
55.4554°N 164.5043°W Depth 14.0 miles (22 km)
This event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
- 53 miles (85 km) N of Fisher Caldera
- 53 miles (85 km) NW of Shishaldin Volcano
- 57 miles (92 km) NW of Isanotski Peaks
- 58 miles (94 km) NW of Roundtop Mountain
- 60 miles (97 km) NW of False Pass
- 65 miles (105 km) N of Westdahl Peak
- 72 miles (116 km) W of Frosty Peak
- 73 miles (118 km) W of Cold Bay
- 90 miles (145 km) W of Mt. Dutton
- 91 miles (147 km) W of King Cove
- 95 miles (154 km) W of Emmons Lake
- 135 miles (218 km) NE of Dutch
- Magnitude type: Ml
- Event type: earthquake
Tectonic Setting of the Bering Sea
The northern part of the Bering Sea includes a wide, diffuse zone of seismicity extending from western Alaska across the Bering Strait into eastern Russia. This zone is believed to mark the northern boundary of the Bering microplate. The central region of the Bering Sea is virtually aseismic, with most seismicity concentrated along the continental shelf. The southern edge is marked by the Aleutian Islands archipelago, where seismicity is associated with ongoing subduction processes. The largest recorded earthquake in the Bering Sea, of magnitude 6.6, occurred in 1991 and was located 160 miles (257 km) southwest of St. Matthew Island. In 2010, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred about 150 miles (241 km) northwest of the 1991 earthquake.
