A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/12/18 / 2018-12-04 23:10:19 / December 4, 2018 @ 11:10 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 16.3 km, -150.0218° West, 61.4442° North. Id of earthquake: ak20443059. Event ids that are associated: ak20443059. The epicenter was at a depth of 16.3 km (10 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:10:19 / 2:10 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 26 km (16 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and fifteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 9 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska.
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