A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 79 km N of Yakutat, Alaska (49 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:43:10 / 12:43 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak2025ysnqak. Ids that are associated to the event: ak2025ysnqak. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/25 / 2025-12-17 00:43:10 / December 17, 2025 @ 12:43 am. Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -139.952° West, 60.255° North.

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days three hundred and ten, in the past 30 days four hundred and fifty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 79 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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