A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:33:39 / 3:33 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20442102. Unique identifier: ak20442102. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.1 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -149.9699 West, latitude 61.2119 North, depth = 25.1 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/12/18 / 2018-12-04 12:33:39 / December 4, 2018 @ 12:33 pm UTC/GMT.
Close 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, Lakes, Gateway. Epicenter of the earthquake was 4 km (2 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and six, in the past 30 days two hundred and eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-one 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 3 km W of Anchorage, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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