A minor earthquake magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) strikes 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Leilani Estates in Hawaii on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.55 km (3 miles). Exact location, longitude -154.8296661° West, latitude 19.3933334° North, depth = 4.55 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70106976. Id of event: hv70106976. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/05/18 / 2018-05-02 13:55:13 / May 2, 2018 @ 1:55 pm. The 2.85-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:55:13 / 3:55 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 27 km (17 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. Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 12 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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