A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.5 km (20 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/12/18 / 2018-12-04 22:48:48 / December 4, 2018 @ 10:48 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.0653 West, latitude 61.3886 North, depth = 32.5 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20443030. Unique identifier: ak20443030. The temblor was picked up at 13:48:48 / 1:48 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 21 km (13 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 15 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska.
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