A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Big Lake in Alaska. The epicenter was at a depth of 37.4 km (23 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:59:48 / 10:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -150.0546° West, 61.4448° North, depth 37.4 km. Unique identifier: ak0194f39atp. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0194f39atp. Global time and date of event 06/04/19 / 2019-04-06 19:59:48 / April 6, 2019 @ 7:59 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes. Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 27 km (16 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days five hundred and thirty-six 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: 10 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska.
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