A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Willow in Alaska on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 12:01:41 / 12:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 21:01:41 / February 2, 2019 @ 9:01 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57.9 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak0191ix8uve. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0191ix8uve. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.7723 West, latitude 61.7347 North, depth = 57.9 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Eagle River, Lakes, Anchorage.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days five hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 38 km W of Willow, Alaska.
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