M2.5 earthquake 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 4:41 AM AKST (13:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 89 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.062 · 34 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.2 · 12 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rt5g (also filed as ak2025ybedes). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.