A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Kalaoa in Hawaii on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 02:50:18 / 2:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -156.0398407° West, 19.7245007° North, depth 11.65 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.65 km (7 miles). Unique identifier: hv62020231. Ids that are associated to the event: hv62020231, us1000bwcf. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/12/17 / 2017-12-26 12:50:18 / December 26, 2017 @ 12:50 pm.
The epicenter was 11 km (7 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 6 km (4 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Waikoloa Village (c. 6 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waimea, Waikoloa Village, Hōlualoa (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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