A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. Exact location of event, depth 19.7 km, -150.0862° West, 61.376° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19.7 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 13:26:22 / December 2, 2018 @ 1:26 pm. The temblor was reported at 04:26:22 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20430846. Unique identifier: ak20430846.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 20 km (13 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 28 km (18 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). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 17 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska.
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