Just 3 minutes ago, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, USA. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026, at 9:06 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 20 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 3.5 earthquake.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sterling (pop. 5,600) located 13 miles from the epicenter, Funny River (pop. 1,100) 16 miles away, Ridgeway (pop. 2,000) 21 miles away, Soldotna (pop. 4,500) 22 miles away, Nikiski (pop. 4,500) 23 miles away, Kenai (pop. 7,700) 25 miles away, and Kalifornsky (pop. 7,900) 31 miles away. In Anchorage (pop. 289,600, 42 miles away), Eagle River (pop. 24,800, 55 miles away), and Eagle River (pop. 24,800, 55 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 23, 2026 05:06 am (Universal Time) local time (23 Aug 2026 05:06 GMT)Magnitude: 3.5Depth: 49.70 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 60.68°N / 150.51°W (Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States)Primary data source: USGS