A minor earthquake magnitude 3.38 (ml/mb) strikes 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.34 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.38-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:08:34 / 12:08 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/10/16 / 2016-10-27 22:08:34 / October 27, 2016 @ 10:08 pm. Unique identifier: hv61459911. Ids that are associated to the event: hv61459911. Exact location, longitude -155.3281708° West, latitude 19.421833° North, depth = 7.34 km.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa, Waimea.
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 eighty-two 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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 9 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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