A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 13:09:00 / 1:09 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak20442996. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20442996. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.9 km (13 miles). Global time and date of event 04/12/18 / 2018-12-04 22:09:00 / December 4, 2018 @ 10:09 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -150.0516° West, 61.4525° North, depth 20.9 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 27 km (17 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 30 km (18 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), 38 km (24 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days two hundred and eleven, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 9 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska.
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