A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Point MacKenzie in Alaska on Saturday. Event id: ak020886ru39. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020886ru39. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/06/20 / 2020-06-27 09:36:44 / June 27, 2020 @ 9:36 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.9 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 09:36:44 / 9:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -150.126° West, 61.3246° North, depth 20.9 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 17 km (11 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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 WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska.
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