A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/11/18 / 2018-11-30 18:39:50 / November 30, 2018 @ 6:39 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -149.9044° West, 61.4347° North, depth 30.97 km. Unique identifier: us1000hyi6. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hyi6. The temblor was picked up at 09:39:50 / 9:39 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 30.97 km (19 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 24 km (15 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days thirty-five, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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