A light earthquake magnitude 4.2042009278578 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska (68 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/12/25 / 2025-12-08 17:45:36 / December 8, 2025 @ 5:45 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 17:45:36 / 5:45 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak2025ydhyjs. Ids that are associated to the event: at00t6ypc1, ak2025ydhyjs. A tsunami warning has been issued near Yakutat in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -140.06967163086° West, 60.517021179199° North, depth 5 km.

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska.

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