A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. The temblor was picked up at 04:38:28 / 4:38 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20430869. Unique identifier: ak20430869. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20.1 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 20.1 km, -150.059° West, 61.3994° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 13:38:28 / December 2, 2018 @ 1:38 pm.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages 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 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-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 14 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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