A minor earthquake magnitude 3.85 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Honaunau-Napoopoo in Hawaii on Monday. The 3.85-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:52:10 / 1:52 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv61154946. Id of event: hv61154946. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.967 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.6025 West, latitude 19.5386667 North, depth = 11.967 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/01/16 / 2016-01-18 11:52:10 / January 18, 2016 @ 11:52 am.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hilo (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
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 eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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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