A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Knik-Fairview in Alaska. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/06/19 / 2019-06-30 12:28:30 / June 30, 2019 @ 12:28 pm. The temblor was picked up at 03:28:30 / 3:28 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 49.7 km (31 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0198bjl32p. Id of event: ak0198bjl32p. Exact location, longitude -149.7781° West, latitude 61.5054° North, depth = 49.7 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Anchorage, Gateway. The epicenter was 33 km (20 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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