A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Valdez, Chugach, Alaska, USA, was reported just 4 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency monitoring seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 9.6 miles beneath the epicenter on the morning of Friday, October 30th, 2026, at 11:11 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which also listed the quake at magnitude 4.4.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Eureka Roadhouse (pop. 29), located 9 miles from the epicenter, and in Valdez (pop. 3,900), 53 miles away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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: Oct 30, 2026 07:11 pm (Universal Time) local time (30 Oct 2026 19:11 GMT)Magnitude: 4.4Hypocenter depth: 15.40 kmEpicenter coordinates: 61.83°N / 147.01°W (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States)Primary data source: USGS