A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Homer in Alaska on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 15:15:30 / 3:15 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak20526770. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20526770, us2000iw5d. Exact location of event, longitude -151.6099 West, latitude 59.4128 North, depth = 32.3 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.3 km (20 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/12/18 / 2018-12-22 00:15:30 / December 22, 2018 @ 12:15 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 26 km (16 miles) from Homer (c. 5 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Homer (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 25 km S of Homer, Alaska.
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