A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Houston in Alaska on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/11/19 / 2019-11-03 12:14:56 / November 3, 2019 @ 12:14 pm UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:14:56 / 3:14 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak019e3x7v8x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019e3x7v8x. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.9 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -149.8095° West, latitude 61.6601° North, depth = 20.9 km.
Epicenter of the event was 49 km (31 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Eagle River (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 3 km N of Houston, Alaska.
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