A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Willow in Alaska on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -150.9171° West, 61.651° North, depth 64.4 km. The temblor was picked up at 08:04:08 / 8:04 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/11/17 / 2017-11-26 17:04:08 / November 26, 2017 @ 5:04 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 64.4 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak17391289. Event ids that are associated: ak17391289.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Anchorage, Knik-Fairview, Meadow Lakes. Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (45 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Meadow Lakes (c. 7 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km WSW of Willow, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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