Alaska earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 7 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska on Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 8:35 AM AKST (17:35 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mw), moderate
Local time: Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 8:35 AM AKST
UTC: 2018-11-30 17:35:37 UTC
Depth: 40.8 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.282° N, 149.957° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 122
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 12.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

122 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VIII, severe shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	69%
1 to 10	29%
10 to 100	2%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	Over 99%
1 to 10	Under 1%
10 to 100	Under 1%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 5.8 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 11°, dip 38°, rake -87°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 187°, dip 52°, rake -93°
Landslide alert: Green
Liquefaction alert: Green

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 218

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast8 kmNNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018fcntv5m (also filed as ak20419042, us1000hyg7, iscgem614401519). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.