M7.1 Earthquake — 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 7.1 (major) earthquake struck 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on 2018-11-30 17:29 UTC, at a depth of 47 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

USGS PAGER orange: significant casualties and damage likely — the USGS estimate of human and economic impact.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 651 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M9.2 — The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake · 1964-03-28
• M7.9 — 2002 Denali Fault, Alaska Earthquake · 2002-11-03
• M7.2 — Mount McKinley (Denali) area, Alaska · 1912-07-07

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