A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 34.5 km, -149.6159° West, 61.2172° North. Id of earthquake: ak024aiz7bgz. Event ids that are associated: ak024aiz7bgz. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/08/24 / 2024-08-16 15:34:25 / August 16, 2024 @ 3:34 pm. The temblor was picked up at 15:34:25 / 3:34 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34.5 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 15 km (9 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 12 km (7 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Tanaina, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eleven 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 quakes 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 4 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
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