A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hzu0, ak20424660. Unique identifier: ak20424660. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/12/18 / 2018-12-01 18:31:59 / December 1, 2018 @ 6:31 pm. The temblor was reported at 09:31:59 / 9:31 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.9 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -149.9937° West, 61.4248° North, depth 28.9 km.
Epicenter of the event was 24 km (15 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-one, 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 11 km S of Big Lake, Alaska.
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