A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Whittier in Alaska. The temblor was picked up at 22:32:32 / 10:32 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19976117, us2000gfzq. Id of event: ak19976117. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/07/18 / 2018-07-28 07:32:32 / July 28, 2018 @ 7:32 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.5197 West, latitude 60.9375 North, depth = 20 km.
The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Elmendorf Air Force Base (c. 6 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Palmer (c. 5 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Gateway (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gateway, Anchorage, Palmer (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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