A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Pahala in Hawaii on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: hv61105126. Unique identifier: hv61105126. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:34:40 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 36.87 km, -155.4433289° West, 19.2191658° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 36.87 km (23 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/11/15 / 2015-11-17 12:34:40 / November 17, 2015 @ 12:34 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kailua, Hōlualoa, Hilo (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 4 km ENE of Pahala, Hawaii.
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