Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 10 km depth7 Dec 23:57 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.7 Dec 23:57: Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.3 mi) towards N.... [show all] ...7 Dec 23:58: Now using data updates from EMSC8 Dec 00:02: Now using data updates from USGS8 Dec 00:03: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.00 to 10.05 km (from 3.1 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.3 km (1.4 mi) towards N.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeDec 7, 2025 23:50:36 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Dec 7, 2025, at 04:50 pm (America/Whitehorse GMT -7)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.1Depth10.1 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude60.4835°N / 139.9173°WYakutat City and, Yukon, CanadaAlso near: United States 21 km (13 mi) awaySeismic antipode60.4835°S / 40.0827°EQuality60 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt1 reportPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoChurchill (141 km / 88 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds -23.5°C (-10 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy19 minutes ago reported feltDec 7, 2025 23:50 GMT / Dec 7, 2025 04:50 pm (Whitehorse time)Lat / Lng: 60.4835 / -139.9173: 104 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSource: USGSOther sources: GFZ: 5.0 / 10 km, RaspberryShake: 5.0 / 10 km, 1 more...Detail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22473421',60.48350,-139.91730,'19 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, 104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in AlbertaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Yakutat, a town with 662 inhabitants in the United States, in 105 km (65 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry105 km (65 mi)S of epicenterYakutat(pop: 662)III: WeakAlaskaUnited States135 km (84 mi)E of epicenterHaines Junction(pop: 613)III: WeakYukonCanada238 km (148 mi)SE of epicenterMosquito Lake(pop: 309)III: WeakHaines Borough, AlaskaUnited States263 km (164 mi)NE of epicenterCarmacks(pop: 588)II: Very weakYukonCanada267 km (166 mi)E of epicenterWhitehorse(pop: 28,200)II: Very weakYukonCanada280 km (174 mi)E of epicenterSkagway(pop: 1,240)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States286 km (177 mi)SE of epicenterHaines(pop: 1,710)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States320 km (199 mi)W of epicenterCordova(pop: 2,200)II: Very weakChugach Census Area, AlaskaUnited States356 km (221 mi)NW of epicenterTok(pop: 1,260)II: Very weakSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area, AlaskaUnited States356 km (221 mi)W of epicenterValdez(pop: 3,870)II: Very weakChugach Census Area, AlaskaUnited States394 km (245 mi)SE of epicenterJuneau(pop: 31,600)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States399 km (248 mi)N of epicenterDawson City(pop: 1,380)II: Very weakDawson, YukonCanada464 km (288 mi)SE of epicenterSitka(pop: 8,860)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States466 km (290 mi)NW of epicenterDeltana(pop: 2,250)II: Very weakSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area, AlaskaUnited States501 km (311 mi)W of epicenterSutton-Alpine(pop: 1,450)II: Very weakMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AlaskaUnited States505 km (314 mi)W of epicenterGirdwood(pop: 2,250)II: Very weakAnchorage Municipality, AlaskaUnited States510 km (317 mi)W of epicenterPalmer(pop: 6,790)II: Very weakMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AlaskaUnited States519 km (323 mi)W of epicenterFishhook(pop: 4,680)II: Very weakMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AlaskaUnited States526 km (327 mi)W of epicenterSeward(pop: 2,790)II: Very weakKenai Peninsula Borough, AlaskaUnited States527 km (327 mi)W of epicenterWasilla(pop: 9,280)II: Very weakMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AlaskaUnited States530 km (329 mi)W of epicenterEagle River(pop: 24,800)II: Very weakAnchorage Municipality, AlaskaUnited States530 km (329 mi)W of epicenterEagle River(pop: 24,800)II: Very weakAnchorage Municipality, AlaskaUnited States534 km (332 mi)W of epicenterKnik-Fairview(pop: 14,900)II: Very weakMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AlaskaUnited States546 km (340 mi)W of epicenterAnchorage(pop: 289,600)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States547 km (340 mi)W of epicenterHouston(pop: 2,210)II: Very weakMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AlaskaUnited States553 km (343 mi)W of epicenterBig Lake(pop: 3,350)II: Very weakMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AlaskaUnited States561 km (349 mi)W of epicenterWillow(pop: 2,100)II: Very weakMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AlaskaUnited States561 km (349 mi)NW of epicenterSusitna North(pop: 1,260)II: Very weakMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AlaskaUnited States573 km (356 mi)SE of epicenterPetersburg(pop: 2,950)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States574 km (357 mi)NW of epicenterSalcha(pop: 1,100)II: Very weakFairbanks North Star Borough, AlaskaUnited States591 km (367 mi)NW of epicenterEielson Air Force Base(pop: 2,650)II: Very weakFairbanks North Star Borough, AlaskaUnited States593 km (369 mi)W of epicenterSterling(pop: 5,620)II: Very weakKenai Peninsula Borough, AlaskaUnited States600 km (373 mi)NW of epicenterHealy(pop: 1,020)II: Very weakDenali Borough, AlaskaUnited States607 km (377 mi)NW of epicenterNorth Pole(pop: 2,190)II: Very weakFairbanks North Star Borough, AlaskaUnited States617 km (384 mi)NW of epicenterBadger(pop: 19,500)II: Very weakFairbanks North Star Borough, AlaskaUnited States625 km (388 mi)SE of epicenterWrangell(pop: 2,380)I: Not feltAlaskaUnited States626 km (389 mi)NW of epicenterFairbanks(pop: 32,300)I: Not feltAlaskaUnited States631 km (392 mi)NW of epicenterCollege(pop: 13,000)I: Not feltFairbanks North Star Borough, AlaskaUnited States637 km (396 mi)NW of epicenterEster(pop: 2,420)I: Not feltFairbanks North Star Borough, AlaskaUnited States751 km (467 mi)SE of epicenterKetchikan(pop: 8,200)I: Not feltAlaskaUnited StatesNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (1)So far, we have received 1 report for this quake. This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Contribute:Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.Flag as inappropriate.Mark as helpful or interesting.Send your own user report!Translateyuatat (108.6 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 30-60 s : its been crazy | One user found this interesting. What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!I didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-12-7EpicenterAgency5.0910.1 km6.2 mi23:50:36.71104 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.0± 0.2210 km6.2 mi(*)23:50:37.3±0.33sSoutheastern Alaska13 km (8.2 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 4.3 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.010 km6.2 mi(*)23:50:37Southeastern Alaska13 km (7.9 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.15 km3.1 mi23:50:36.1SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA2.3 km (1.4 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.0510 km6.2 mi(*)23:50:37.409near Anchorage18 km (11 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))5.210 km6.2 mi(*)23:50:36southeastern alaska0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSIRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,400 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.48 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.1 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 3.2 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 18.4 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 129 quakes per year (or 10.8 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,300 quakes per year (or 3.5 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 19 hours after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake had hit on Saturday, Dec 6, 2025, at 09:20 pm local time (America/Whitehorse GMT -7) in 9.6 km (5.9 mi) distance to the west:Mag. 5.1 earthquake 144 km W of Haines Junction - YT - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.0. It had occurred 1 day 3 hours ago earlier, on Saturday, Dec 6, 2025, at 01:41 pm local time (America/Whitehorse GMT -7) in Yukon, Canada:Mag. 7.0 earthquake 248 km west of Whitehorse - Yukon, Canada - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapDec 7, 11:04 am (Whitehorse)4.65 km17 km (10.4 mi) to the SE 253 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada I FELT ITInfoDec 7, 10:47 am (Whitehorse)4.210 km17 km (10.7 mi) to the E 251 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada I FELT ITInfoDec 7, 09:56 am (Whitehorse)4.65 km10.4 km (6.4 mi) to the N 266 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada I FELT ITInfoDec 7, 06:49 am (Whitehorse)4.35 km10.8 km (6.7 mi) to the N 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska I FELT ITInfoDec 7, 05:55 am (Whitehorse)4.15 km24 km (15 mi) to the E 247 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada I FELT ITInfoDec 6, 09:20 pm (Whitehorse)5.15 km9.6 km (5.9 mi) to the W 144 km W of Haines Junction, YT I FELT ITInfoDec 6, 03:34 pm (Whitehorse)5.48 km3.4 km (2.1 mi) to the NW 137 km W of Haines Junction, YT I FELT ITInfoDec 6, 11:51 am (Yakutat)5.010.8 km36 km (22 mi) to the SESkagway Municipality, Alaska I FELT IT - 4 reportsInfoDec 6, 01:49 pm (Whitehorse)4.913 km28 km (18 mi) to the SE 114 km WSW of Haines Junction, YT I FELT ITInfoDec 6, 01:48 pm (Whitehorse)4.91.9 km32 km (20 mi) to the E Canada: 98 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska I FELT ITInfoDec 6, 11:46 am (Yakutat)5.010 km35 km (22 mi) to the SESkagway Municipality, 226 mi northwest of Juneau, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States I FELT IT - 4 reportsInfoDec 6, 01:41 pm (Whitehorse)7.010 km24 km (15 mi) to the SE 248 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada I FELT ITInfoDec 6, 11:41 am (Yakutat)7.05 km27 km (17 mi) to the SESkagway Municipality, 229 mi northwest of Juneau, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States I FELT IT - 52 reportsInfoJun 27, 2024 04:37 am (Whitehorse)4.33 km54 km (33 mi) to the N 274 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoAug 6, 2023 01:22 pm (Dawson)5.27 km97 km (60 mi) to the N 275 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 4 reportsInfoMar 8, 2023 12:32 am (Dawson)5.010 km100 km (62 mi) to the N Canada: 84 Km W of Burwash Landing, YTInfoJan 10, 2023 11:00 pm (Anchorage)4.811 km70 km (44 mi) to the SW 165 mi east of Cordova, Chugach Census Area, Alaska, United StatesInfoSep 29, 2022 03:08 pm (Anchorage)5.013 km76 km (47 mi) to the W 111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska 1 reportInfoJan 8, 2022 01:16 am (Whitehorse)5.238 km35 km (22 mi) to the W 302 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 1 reportInfoSep 8, 2019 04:01 am (Universal Time)4.511 km61 km (38 mi) to the SWSkagway Municipality, 48 mi northwest of Yakutat, Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, United StatesInfoJul 19, 2014 07:15 pm (Whitehorse)5.05.6 km28 km (17 mi) to the SW 291 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoJul 17, 2014 04:53 am (Whitehorse)4.812 km26 km (16 mi) to the SW 291 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoJul 17, 2014 04:49 am (Whitehorse)6.010 km31 km (19 mi) to the SWSkagway Municipality, 250 mi northwest of Juneau, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States 1 reportInfoJul 12, 2014 04:15 am (Whitehorse)4.71 km78 km (49 mi) to the N 288 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoJun 4, 2014 10:44 pm (Whitehorse)5.110 km79 km (49 mi) to the N 287 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoJun 4, 2014 10:38 pm (Whitehorse)5.112 km80 km (50 mi) to the N 286 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoOct 14, 2010 05:59 am (Whitehorse)4.31 km42 km (26 mi) to the W 308 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoMar 26, 2009 07:58 pm (Whitehorse)5.01 km101 km (63 mi) to the NE 185 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoFeb 11, 2005 01:29 pm (Yakutat)5.012 km52 km (32 mi) to the SESkagway Municipality, 214 mi northwest of Juneau, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United StatesInfoFeb 11, 2005 12:00 pm (Yakutat)5.415 km53 km (33 mi) to the SE 65 km NNE of Yakutat, AlaskaInfoApr 29, 2004 03:16 pm (Dawson)5.31 km109 km (68 mi) to the N 297 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoJun 26, 2001 07:05 am (Dawson)5.710 km96 km (59 mi) to the N 279 km west of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaInfoJan 23, 2001 04:32 am (Universal Time)4.31.7 km57 km (35 mi) to the W 107 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaInfoOct 22, 2000 09:06 pm (Anchorage)4.44.1 km97 km (61 mi) to the W 172 mi east of Valdez, Chugach Census Area, Alaska, United StatesInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]