Small earthquake of magnitude 3.6 reported 20 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Just 34 minutes ago, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, USA. The tremor was recorded early morning on Monday, January 26th, 2026, at 5:38 am local time, at a shallow depth of 8.6 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 3.6 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.6.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Big Lake (pop. 3,400) located 3 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Knik-Fairview (pop. 14,900) located 14 miles from the epicenter, Meadow Lakes (pop. 7,600) 16 miles away, Eagle River (pop. 24,800) 19 miles away, Eagle River (pop. 24,800) 19 miles away, Anchorage (pop. 289,600) 20 miles away, Wasilla (pop. 9,300) 20 miles away, Elmendorf Air Force Base (pop. 6,600) 21 miles away, Tanaina (pop. 8,200) 22 miles away, and Lakes (pop. 8,400) 25 miles away.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 26, 2026 05:38 am (GMT -9) local time (26 Jan 2026 14:38 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 13.80 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 61.5°N / 150.02°W (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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