A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. The temblor was detected at 16:46:51 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -150.1033° West, latitude 61.508° North, depth = 46.4 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 46.4 km (29 miles). Event id: ak20443338. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20443338, us1000i2f2. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/12/18 / 2018-12-05 01:46:51 / December 5, 2018 @ 1:46 am.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 34 km (21 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and eighteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 3 km E of Big Lake, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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