A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Southern Alaska kilometers (0 miles) from Southern Alaska. The temblor was detected at 18:55:44 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/11/18 / 2018-11-30 18:55:44 / November 30, 2018 @ 6:55 pm. Exact location of event, depth 56.2 km, -149.7305° West, 61.4716° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 56.2 km (35 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20463359. Event ids that are associated: ak20463359.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Anchorage, Gateway (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 30 km (18 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 8 km (5 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and fifty-nine, in the last 10 days three hundred and sixty, in the past 30 days three hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Southern Alaska.
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