A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/06/15 / 2015-06-30 04:21:42 / June 30, 2015 @ 4:21 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 36.4 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:21:42 / 8:21 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9011 West, latitude 61.1944 North, depth = 36.4 km. Id of earthquake: ak11638253. Event ids that are associated: ak11638253.
Earthquake epicenter was 3 km (2 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Lakes, Gateway (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 2 km S of Anchorage, Alaska.
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