The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude-4.4 earthquake in the United States near Akutan, Aleutians East, Alaska, just 23 minutes ago. The earthquake struck in the early afternoon on Wednesday, November 11th, 2026, at 3:00 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 23 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may be revised over 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 earthquake at magnitude 4.4.Weak shaking may have been felt in Akutan (pop. 1000), located 52 miles from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake 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 earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 11, 2026 03:00 pm (GMT -9) local time (12 Nov 2026 00:00 GMT)Magnitude: 4.4Hypocenter depth: 37.01 kmEpicenter coordinates: 53.64°N / 164.81°W (Alaska, United States)Primary data source: USGS