A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 21.3 km, -150.0229° West, 61.4693° North. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:05:10 / 10:05 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 21.3 km (13 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/12/18 / 2018-12-01 07:05:10 / December 1, 2018 @ 7:05 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20421654. Unique identifier: ak20421654.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes. Epicenter of the earthquake was 29 km (18 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 6 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska.
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