A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/19 / 2019-01-01 17:48:26 / January 1, 2019 @ 5:48 pm. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:48:26 / 8:48 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9652 West, latitude 61.4569 North, depth = 19 km. Event id: ak0191xy282. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0191xy282.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 26 km (16 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), 31 km (19 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 7 km S of Big Lake, Alaska.
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