An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 occurred only 5 minutes ago 36 miles northeast of White Mountain, Alaska, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles beneath the epicenter near White Mountain, Nome, Alaska, USA, early afternoon on Tuesday, June 16th, 2026, at 3:57 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.9 as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include White Mountain (pop. 200) located 36 miles from the epicenter, Dexter (pop. 160) 44 miles away, and Elim (pop. 340) 45 miles away. In Koyuk (pop. 340, 58 miles away), and Solomon (pop. 12, 59 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 16, 2026 02:57 pm (Nome time) local time (16 Jun 2026 23:57 GMT)Magnitude: 3.9Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 65.18°N / 163.08°W (Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States)Primary data source: USGS