A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Susitna in Alaska. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/10/20 / 2020-10-11 21:55:35 / October 11, 2020 @ 9:55 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -150.473° West, 61.6778° North, depth 49.9 km. Unique identifier: ak020d3ozvj8. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020d3ozvj8. The temblor was detected at 21:55:35 / 9:55 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.9 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Elmendorf Air Force Base (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 15 km N of Susitna, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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