US EditionMagnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hits in Remote Wilderness Along Alaska-Canada Border
- On December 6, 2025, the U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Yakutat, Alaska, striking at 11:41 a.m. local time at a depth of about 6.2 miles.
- The region sits within an active seismic zone where the Pacific Plate moves northwest against the North American Plate, with much motion along the Queen Charlotte–Fairweather fault system.
- Several aftershocks followed the main shock, including M5.6 about five minutes later, with shaking reported as far as Anchorage and Juneau, where an estimated 1,000 felt moderate and 13,000 light shaking.
- The National Tsunami Warning Center said there is no tsunami danger for Alaska, British Columbia or the U.S. West Coast, and the USGS Green alert warned of low fatality risk but significant landslides.
- In the broader context, the area is sparsely populated and the epicenter near Yakutat, Alaska , saw light shaking though unreinforced brick masonry remains vulnerable.
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A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook a sparsely populated mountainous region spanning parts of the US state of Alaska and Canada on Saturday, seismologists said.
Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hits in Remote Wilderness Along Alaska-Canada Border
JUNEAU, Alaska—A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey said it struck about 230 miles northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 155 miles west of Whitehorse, Yukon. In Whitehorse, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Calista MacLe…
The earthquake was recorded at 22:41 Greek time at a depth of 10 km, near the coast, about 370 km northwest of Juneau, the capital of Alaska.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck a mountainous, sparsely populated region along the Canada-Alaska border. Two fairly strong aftershocks also struck, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports.
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