M 3.6 Earthquake 23 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 23 km NNE of Valdez. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M3.6 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,712 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M3.6 event ranks stronger than 36% of them (rank #1,042 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 3.6
- USGS class
- Minor
- Location
- 23 km NNE of Valdez
- Archive rank
- #1,042 of 1,712
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 12, 2026
Stronger than 36% of the 1,712 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 1,041 others.
Record status: a snapshot from USGS, not a final record. Check USGS's own event page for aftershocks and any later revision to the magnitude shown here.
What Happened
A M 3.6 ml earthquake occurred at 23 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska. The event took place at 1789240685991 (UTC) with a depth of 13.8 km.
Location Details
The earthquake was located at coordinates 61.311 latitude, -146.129 longitude. The depth of 13.8 km 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/aka2026scqemw (USGS)
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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