A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Willow in Alaska on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/09/19 / 2019-09-07 01:49:50 / September 7, 2019 @ 1:49 am. The temblor was detected at 16:49:50 / 4:49 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.6 km (3 miles). Exact location of event, depth 4.6 km, -150.3853° West, 61.8648° North. Event id: ak019bhh8szt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019bhh8szt.
Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 64 km (39 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Eagle River. Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days five hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 22 km NW of Willow, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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