A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.67 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. Exact location, longitude -155.210495° West, latitude 19.298666° North, depth = 9.47 km. The 3.67-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:45:56 / 8:45 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 06:45:56 / December 17, 2016 @ 6:45 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.47 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv61522421. Id of event: hv61522421.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 50 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), 85 km (53 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum 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 one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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