A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.46 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Id of earthquake: hv61522926. Event ids that are associated: hv61522926. Exact location, longitude -155.225174° West, latitude 19.3136673° North, depth = 2.31 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 11:42:51 / December 17, 2016 @ 11:42 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.31 km (1 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:42:51 / 1:42 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 48 km (30 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii.
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