A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/04/16 / 2016-04-05 18:04:34 / April 5, 2016 @ 6:04 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.83 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv61223021. Id of event: hv61223021. Exact location, longitude -155.280838° West, latitude 19.3788338° North, depth = 2.83 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:04:34 / 8:04 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kailua, Hōlualoa, Hilo (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Did you feel the quake?
Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply