A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska (163 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 23:35:26 / 11:35 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Chiniak in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -148.668 West, latitude 56.325 North, depth = 20 km. Event id: at00t7dyv2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00t7dyv2, ak2025yslivi. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/12/25 / 2025-12-16 23:35:26 / December 16, 2025 @ 11:35 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 262 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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