A light earthquake with magnitude 4.07 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Kahaluu-Keauhou in Hawaii. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/07/16 / 2016-07-23 07:16:04 / July 23, 2016 @ 7:16 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.14 km (6 miles). The 4.07-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:16:04 / 9:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -155.9819946 West, latitude 19.5453339 North, depth = 10.14 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt16205050, hv61350131. Id of event: hv61350131. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 10 km (7 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Waikoloa Village (c. 6 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waimea, Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 3 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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