Alaska earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 7 km N of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 7 km N of Anchorage, Alaska on Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 8:36 AM AKST (17:36 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 6 km S of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (ml), light
Local time: Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 8:36 AM AKST
UTC: 2018-11-30 17:36:37 UTC
Depth: 45.8 km (28.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.283° N, 149.908° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
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: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 631.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 42

Nearest places

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

Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast7 kmN

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018fcnu2x0 (also filed as ak20463266, us1000hyqb). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.