A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Willow in Alaska on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/05/25 / 2025-05-20 15:51:22 / May 20, 2025 @ 3:51 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:51:22 / 3:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 30.124 km, -150.0833° West, 61.7873° North. Event id: us7000q0c9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q0c9. The epicenter was at a depth of 30.124 km (19 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Eagle River (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 5 km NNW of Willow, Alaska.
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