Just 14 minutes ago, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Unalaska, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Friday, May 22nd, 2026, at 8:00 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 48 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 European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.6 as well.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Unalaska (pop. 4,500, 16 miles away), Dutch Harbor (pop. 4,400, 17 miles away), and Akutan (pop. 1000, 40 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: May 23, 2026 04:00 am (Universal Time) local time (23 May 2026 04:00 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 77.04 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 53.66°N / 166.36°W (Aleutians West, Alaska, United States)Primary data source: USGS