A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20523416. Id of event: ak20523416. The temblor was reported at 14:19:57 / 2:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -150.1311° West, 61.3771° North, depth 18.6 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/12/18 / 2018-12-19 23:19:57 / December 19, 2018 @ 11:19 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.6 km (12 miles).
The epicenter was 22 km (13 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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