Just 4 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, USA. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Friday, June 26th, 2026, at 9:25 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 11 miles below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake as well.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 Hope (pop. 190) located 17 miles from the epicenter, Anchorage (pop. 289,600) 19 miles away, and Elmendorf Air Force Base (pop. 6,600) 26 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Eagle River (pop. 24,800) located 31 miles from the epicenter, Eagle River (pop. 24,800) 31 miles away, Sterling (pop. 5,600) 37 miles away, Knik-Fairview (pop. 14,900) 42 miles away, Kenai (pop. 7,700) 48 miles away, Wasilla (pop. 9,300) 48 miles away, and Meadow Lakes (pop. 7,600) 49 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: Jun 27, 2026 05:25 am (Universal Time) local time (27 Jun 2026 05:25 GMT)Magnitude: 4.3Depth: 18.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 60.97°N / 150.14°W (Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States)Primary data source: USGS