A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. Event id: ak20438385. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20438385, us1000i157. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/12/18 / 2018-12-03 12:18:57 / December 3, 2018 @ 12:18 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -150.0034 West, latitude 61.3998 North, depth = 20 km. The temblor was reported at 03:18:57 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 21 km (13 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop). 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 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 nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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