France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) reported a magnitude 5.1 quake in the United States near King Cove, Aleutians East, Alaska, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Sunday, April 12th, 2026, at 12:14 pm local time at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. 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.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 False Pass (pop. 40) located 53 miles from the epicenter, King Cove (pop. 1000) 55 miles away, and Cold Bay (pop. 120) 63 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: Apr 12, 2026 08:14 pm (Universal Time) local time (12 Apr 2026 20:14 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Depth: 30.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 54.31°N / 162.5°W (Aleutians East, Alaska, United States)Primary data source: EMSC