A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska. The temblor was reported at 08:37:13 / 8:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.6 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 22.6 km, -150.138° West, 61.338° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/19 / 2019-01-01 17:37:13 / January 1, 2019 @ 5:37 pm. Id of earthquake: ak0191xvoec. Event ids that are associated: ak0191xvoec.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 18 km (11 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 35 km (21 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 18 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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