A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Monday. Unique identifier: ak20438417. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20438417. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/18 / 2018-12-03 12:30:29 / December 3, 2018 @ 12:30 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 31.1 km (19 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:30:29 / 3:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -149.9268° West, latitude 61.4021° North, depth = 31.1 km.
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. Epicenter of the event was 21 km (13 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 21 km (13 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).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km S of Big Lake, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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