A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/12/18 / 2018-12-01 19:05:19 / December 1, 2018 @ 7:05 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.7 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 10:05:19 / 10:05 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak20424944. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20424944. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9593 West, latitude 61.3325 North, depth = 36.7 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 13 km (8 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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