Just 4 minutes ago, a 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Skwentna, Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, USA. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Sunday, March 22nd, 2026, at 2:59 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 0.1 miles below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.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 Skwentna (pop. 37) located 13 miles from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Willow (pop. 2,100) located 34 miles from the epicenter, and Susitna North (pop. 1,300) 40 miles away. In Meadow Lakes (pop. 7,600, 51 miles away), Knik-Fairview (pop. 14,900, 55 miles away), Tanaina (pop. 8,200, 56 miles away), and Wasilla (pop. 9,300, 57 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 22, 2026 01:59 pm (Anchorage time) local time (22 Mar 2026 22:59 GMT)Magnitude: 3.8Depth: 0.10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 61.95°N / 151°W (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States)Primary data source: USGS