A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9447 West, latitude 61.4762 North, depth = 43.2 km. Global time and date of event 30/11/18 / 2018-11-30 21:01:15 / November 30, 2018 @ 9:01 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:01:15 / 12:01 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak20463486. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20463486. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 43.2 km (27 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Event epicenter was 29 km (18 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and fifty-eight, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-nine, in the past 30 days three hundred and sixty and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 5 km S of Big Lake, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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