A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Meadow Lakes in Alaska on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/07/25 / 2025-07-08 15:44:49 / July 8, 2025 @ 3:44 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -149.6916° West, 61.6756° North, depth 24.4 km. Unique identifier: ak0258otrms4. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0258otrms4. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.4 km (15 miles). The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:44:49 / 3:44 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 52 km (32 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Eagle River (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 7 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska.
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