A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska on Thursday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:50:11 / 7:50 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak20557774. Event ids that are associated: ak20557774. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.8 km (12 miles). Exact location of event, depth 19.8 km, -150.1322° West, 61.3097° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/12/18 / 2018-12-27 16:50:11 / December 27, 2018 @ 4:50 pm.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes. The epicenter was 16 km (10 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days four hundred and four and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 16 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska.
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