A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska. The temblor was reported at 17:44:11 / 5:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/07/18 / 2018-07-12 02:44:11 / July 12, 2018 @ 2:44 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak19858138. Unique identifier: ak19858138. Exact location of event, depth 57.6 km, -150.9248° West, 61.316° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57.6 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Meadow Lakes (c. 7 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Elmendorf Air Force Base (c. 6 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Meadow Lakes, Knik-Fairview, Eagle River (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 56 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska.
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