A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. Exact location of event, longitude -149.931 West, latitude 61.4465 North, depth = 33.7 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:26:57 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/01/19 / 2019-01-23 13:26:57 / January 23, 2019 @ 1:26 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 33.7 km (21 miles). Event id: ak0191299b9f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0191299b9f.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 25 km (16 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days five hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 8 km S of Big Lake, Alaska.
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