A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska. Id of earthquake: ak0195ue13zz. Event ids that are associated: ak0195ue13zz. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21.4 km (13 miles). Exact location of event, depth 21.4 km, -149.9524° West, 61.3462° North. The temblor was reported at 12:46:34 / 12:46 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/05/19 / 2019-05-07 21:46:34 / May 7, 2019 @ 9:46 pm.
Event epicenter was 15 km (9 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, 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 in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 14 km N of Anchorage, Alaska.
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