A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 27.5 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak20433814. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20433814, us1000i0rc. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 22:02:13 / December 2, 2018 @ 10:02 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 27.5 km, -150.0847° West, 61.3597° North. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:02:13 / 1:02 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 19 km (12 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 18 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska.
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