Just 2 minutes ago, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, USA. The tremor was recorded on the evening of Monday, October 5, 2026, at 8:01 p.m. local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 39 miles below the surface.The event was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect many people to have felt the quake, and it did not cause any damage. In Big Lake (pop. 3,400, 4 miles away), Houston (pop. 2,200, 5 miles away), Knik-Fairview (pop. 14,900, 10 miles away), Meadow Lakes (pop. 7,600, 10 miles away), Wasilla (pop. 9,300, 14 miles away), Tanaina (pop. 8,200, 15 miles away), Lakes (pop. 8,400, 19 miles away), Eagle River (pop. 24,800, 20 miles away), Eagle River (pop. 24,800, 20 miles away), and Anchorage (pop. 289,600, 24 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 6, 2026 04:01 a.m. (Universal Time) local time (6 Oct 2026 04:01 GMT)Magnitude: 3.5Hypocenter depth: 32.90 kmEpicenter coordinates: 61.55°N / 149.91°W (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States)Primary data source: EMSC