A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:38:40 / 7:38 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20427971. Id of event: ak20427971. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9702 West, latitude 61.4616 North, depth = 20.5 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 04:38:40 / December 2, 2018 @ 4:38 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 20.5 km (13 miles).
Event epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter 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 earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 6 km S of Big Lake, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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