A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Willow in Alaska on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 17:36:58 / 5:36 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 11/05/16 / 2016-05-11 01:36:58 / May 11, 2016 @ 1:36 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.3 km (24 miles). Unique identifier: ak13547516. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13547516. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.739 West, latitude 61.7782 North, depth = 39.3 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Anchorage, Wasilla, Tanaina (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Meadow Lakes (c. 7 600 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 37 km W of Willow, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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