An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 occurred around noon on Thursday, June 4th, 2026, at 1:16 pm local time near Hinton, Alberta, Canada, as reported by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake.According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.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 Hinton (pop. 9,900) located 8 miles from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Jasper Park Lodge (pop. 3,900) located 42 miles from the epicenter, Edson (pop. 8,000) 43 miles away, and Jasper (pop. 3,900) 43 miles away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 4, 2026 01:16 pm (GMT -6) local time (4 Jun 2026 19:16 GMT)Magnitude: 3.8Depth: 0.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 53.36°N / 117.41°W (Improvement District No. 25, Alberta, Canada)Primary data source: RaspberryShake