A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 20 km, -150.1204° West, 61.3658° North. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:11:32 / 5:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 02:11:32 / December 2, 2018 @ 2:11 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak20427203. Event ids that are associated: ak20427203.
The epicenter was 20 km (13 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-six, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 19 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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