Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 12:23 PM AKST (21:23 UTC), 10 km (6 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-06 21:23:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.452° N, 139.958° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.298 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.9118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.796 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.4109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.990 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.3109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.4103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.5119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.194 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.5102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.6104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.397 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.299 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.895 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.193 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.798 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.092 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.9103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.396 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 3.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.397 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 3.592 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 3.897 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.5106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.799 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.895 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 3.395 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 3.297 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.594 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 3.1106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.8109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 3.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.3116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 4.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.1120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 3.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.991 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 4.597 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 3.999 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 3.4105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 4.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 3.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 3.295 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 3.1101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 4.4111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · tsunami flag
  56. 3.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 3.4117 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 4.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.196 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.3119 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.392 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.295 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.4108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.2119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.6101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.892 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.3102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.3125 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.4116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.5122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.4111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.2116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.393 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.4105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.6112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.1100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.099 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rt81. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.