A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 05:34:22 / December 2, 2018 @ 5:34 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -149.9478° West, 61.4153° North, depth 19 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:34:22 / 8:34 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak20428449. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20428449.
The epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 36 km (23 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.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-six, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 11 km S of Big Lake, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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