A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Willow in Alaska. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44 km (27 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: at00oao4k4. Unique identifier: at00oao4k4. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/07/16 / 2016-07-21 14:07:16 / July 21, 2016 @ 2:07 pm. The temblor was detected at 06:07:16 / 6:07 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Willow in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -150.407° West, latitude 61.659° North, depth = 44 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Wasilla (c. 7 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Elmendorf Air Force Base (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 21 km WSW of Willow, Alaska.
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