A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska. Exact location of event, depth 33.4 km, -150.0377° West, 61.3415° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/12/18 / 2018-12-01 09:04:26 / December 1, 2018 @ 9:04 am UTC/GMT. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:04:26 / 12:04 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak20422088. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20422088. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.4 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 16 km (10 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 15 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska.
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