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Minor earthquake, 3.4 mag was detected near Southern Alaska

Earthquake location 60.7811S, -150.6588W


Earthquake location 61.4766S, -149.8979WA minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, Southern Alaska kilometers (0 miles) from Southern Alaska. Exact location of earthquake, -149.8979° West, 61.4766° North, depth 31.3 km. Event id: ak20463349. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20463349. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/11/18 / 2018-11-30 18:47:27 / November 30, 2018 @ 6:47 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 31.3 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:47:27 / 6:47 pm (local time epicenter).

Earthquake epicenter was 29 km (18 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop).

There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and fifty-three, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: Southern Alaska.

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