A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska. The temblor was detected at 06:21:49 / 6:21 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/12/18 / 2018-12-01 15:21:49 / December 1, 2018 @ 3:21 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.7 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -149.9859° West, latitude 61.3643° North, depth = 28.7 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20423758. Unique identifier: ak20423758.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 17 km (10 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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: 16 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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