M 3.4 - 45 km WNW of Central, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 45 km WNW of Central. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M3.4 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,717 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M3.4 event ranks stronger than 26% of them (rank #1,176 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 3.4
- USGS class
- Minor
- Location
- 45 km WNW of Central
- Archive rank
- #1,176 of 1,717
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 13, 2026
Stronger than 26% of the 1,717 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 1,175 others.
Record status: USGS's reading at the moment of detection — the agency keeps revising magnitude, aftershock counts, and felt reports on its own event page as more data arrives.
What Happened
A M 3.4 ml earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Central, Alaska. The event occurred at Unix timestamp 1789293777709 and registered a depth of 0.5 km.
Location Details
The earthquake was located at coordinates 65.783 latitude, -145.644 longitude. The 0.5 km depth is classified as shallow (less than 20 km).
Impact Assessment
No felt reports, tsunami advisory, or alert level information is available in the source data. The tsunami flag is recorded as 0.
What You Should Know
This was a minor earthquake. Such events are often felt but rarely cause damage.
Source
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026sdtrsy (USGS)
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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