Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 5 km SSW of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Houston, Alaska on Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 9:10 AM AKST (18:10 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 0 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 9:10 AM AKST
UTC: 2018-11-30 18:10:36 UTC
Depth: 49.9 km (31.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.585° N, 149.837° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

Shaking

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

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 265.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.5 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: 83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 175 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 ak018fco9xt0 (also filed as ak20419824, us1000hygw). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.