Small 3.6 quake hits near Baker Hot Springs, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, USA

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred only 3 minutes ago 9 miles southeast of Baker Hot Springs, Alaska, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 0.9 miles beneath the epicenter near Baker Hot Springs, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, USA, in the morning on Sunday, March 8th, 2026, at 8:30 am 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.
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 Baker Hot Springs (pop. 89) located 9 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Minto (pop. 210) located 37 miles from the epicenter.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 8, 2026 04:30 pm (Universal Time) local time (8 Mar 2026 16:30 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 9.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.91°N / 150.39°W (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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