A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Exact location, longitude -155.2180023° West, latitude 19.3036671° North, depth = 1.32 km. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:50:26 / 4:50 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/10/16 / 2016-10-02 02:50:26 / October 2, 2016 @ 2:50 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 1.32 km (1 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv61430876. Id of event: hv61430876.
Event epicenter was 49 km (31 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park. Close 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 two, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii.
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