Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 6 km depth30 Dec 06:02 UTC: First to report: USGS after 2 minutes.Update Tue, 30 Dec 2025, 06:03Small magnitude 3.9 earthquake 18 miles northwest of Elfin Cove, Alaska, United StatesAn earthquake of magnitude 3.9 occurred only 2 minutes ago 18 miles northwest of Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 4 miles beneath the epicenter near Elfin Cove, Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, USA, in the evening on Monday, December 29th, 2025, at 9:00 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Elfin Cove (pop. 20) located 18 miles from the epicenter, Pelican (pop. 91) 31 miles away, Gustavus (pop. 430) 41 miles away, and Hoonah (pop. 760) 52 miles away.If you were or still are in this area during the quake help others with your feedback and report it here.Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app and get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android | iOSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeDec 30, 2025 06:00:33 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Dec 29, 2025, at 09:00 pm (America/Juneau GMT -9)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth6.4 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude58.277°N / 136.825°WYakutat City and, Alaska, United StatesAlso near: Canada 79 km (49 mi) awaySeismic antipode58.277°S / 43.175°EShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoEdgecumbe (151 km / 94 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds -0.2°C (32 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from ENEEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoDec 30, 2025 06:00 GMT / Dec 29, 2025 09:00 pm (Juneau time)Lat / Lng: 58.277 / -136.825: 29 km WNW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaSource: USGSDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22555559',58.27700,-136.82500,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, 29 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 the US AlaskaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Hoonah, a town with 757 inhabitants in the United States, in 83 km (52 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry30 km (18 mi)E of epicenterElfin Cove(pop: 20)III: WeakHoonah-Angoon Census Area, AlaskaUnited States50 km (31 mi)SE of epicenterPelican(pop: 91)III: WeakHoonah-Angoon Census Area, AlaskaUnited States65 km (41 mi)E of epicenterGustavus(pop: 434)II: Very weakHoonah-Angoon Census Area, AlaskaUnited States83 km (52 mi)E of epicenterHoonah(pop: 757)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States109 km (68 mi)SE of epicenterTenakee Springs(pop: 133)II: Very weakHoonah-Angoon Census Area, AlaskaUnited States130 km (81 mi)E of epicenterCube Cove(pop: 73)II: Very weakHoonah-Angoon Census Area, AlaskaUnited States133 km (83 mi)NE of epicenterHaines(pop: 1,710)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States137 km (85 mi)N of epicenterChilcat(pop: 95)II: Very weakHoonah-Angoon Census Area, AlaskaUnited States139 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterLutak(pop: 49)II: Very weakHaines Borough, AlaskaUnited States141 km (87 mi)E of epicenterJuneau(pop: 31,600)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States145 km (90 mi)N of epicenterMosquito Lake(pop: 309)II: Very weakHaines Borough, AlaskaUnited States157 km (98 mi)NE of epicenterSkagway(pop: 1,240)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States158 km (98 mi)SE of epicenterAngoon(pop: 456)II: Very weakAlaskaUnited States163 km (101 mi)SE of epicenterSitka(pop: 8,860)I: Not feltAlaskaUnited States218 km (136 mi)NW of epicenterYakutat(pop: 662)I: Not feltAlaskaUnited States224 km (139 mi)SE of epicenterKake(pop: 570)I: Not feltPetersburg Borough, AlaskaUnited States278 km (173 mi)N of epicenterHaines Junction(pop: 613)I: Not feltYukonCanada283 km (176 mi)SE of epicenterPetersburg(pop: 2,950)I: Not feltAlaskaUnited States288 km (179 mi)SE of epicenterPoint Baker(pop: 15)I: Not feltPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AlaskaUnited States289 km (180 mi)N of epicenterWhitehorse(pop: 28,200)I: Not feltYukonCanada322 km (200 mi)SE of epicenterEdna Bay(pop: 44)I: Not feltPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AlaskaUnited States334 km (207 mi)SE of epicenterWrangell(pop: 2,380)I: Not feltAlaskaUnited StatesNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!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 GMT2025-12-30EpicenterAgency3.96.4 km4 mi06:00:33.95329 km WNW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 230 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.32 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.2 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 1.67 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 9.3 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 116 quakes per year (or 9.7 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 229 quakes per year (or 19.1 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 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 earthquake