Just 13 minutes ago, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck near King Cove, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, at 11:20 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 27 miles below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.6 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) at magnitude 4.6, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.6.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include False Pass (pop. 40) located 50 miles from the epicenter, King Cove (pop. 1000) 65 miles away, and Cold Bay (pop. 120) 69 miles away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: May 3, 2026 11:20 am (GMT -8) local time (3 May 2026 19:20 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 42.72 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 54.19°N / 162.93°W (Aleutians East, Alaska, United States)Primary data source: USGS