A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Monday. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:52:31 / 5:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34.5 km (21 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20439420. Id of event: ak20439420. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/18 / 2018-12-03 14:52:31 / December 3, 2018 @ 2:52 pm. Exact location, longitude -149.9009° West, latitude 61.4544° North, depth = 34.5 km.
Event epicenter was 26 km (16 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 7 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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