A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/11/18 / 2018-11-30 21:36:47 / November 30, 2018 @ 9:36 pm. Exact location, longitude -149.9553° West, latitude 61.445° North, depth = 38.8 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20463524. Unique identifier: ak20463524. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.8 km (24 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:36:47 / 12:36 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 25 km (16 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). 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).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and fifty-three, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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