A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:01:46 / 1:01 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.4 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -150.0869° West, 61.3891° North, depth 33.4 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 22:01:46 / December 2, 2018 @ 10:01 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20433811. Unique identifier: ak20433811.
Event epicenter was 21 km (13 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 16 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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