A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/12/18 / 2018-12-04 17:15:44 / December 4, 2018 @ 5:15 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19.4 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak20442519. Event ids that are associated: ak20442519. The temblor was reported at 08:15:44 / 8:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9838 West, latitude 61.3844 North, depth = 19.4 km.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 19 km (12 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and ten, in the past 30 days two hundred and twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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 S of Big Lake, Alaska.
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