Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 3:55 PM AKST (00:55 UTC), 39 km (24 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-12-01 00:55:56 UTC
Depth
39.4 km (24.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.369° N, 149.982° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
II, weak 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
II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
15.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
43

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018fe1d67h (also filed as ak20420748, us1000hz1x). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC.