A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Skwentna in Alaska on Saturday. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:11:12 / 4:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -150.906° West, latitude 62.0084° North, depth = 63.7 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/11/24 / 2024-11-30 04:11:12 / November 30, 2024 @ 4:11 am. Id of earthquake: ak024fe3hdpg. Event ids that are associated: ak024fe3hdpg. The epicenter was at a depth of 63.7 km (40 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Meadow Lakes (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Meadow Lakes (c. 7 600 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 25 km E of Skwentna, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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