A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Leilani Estates in Hawaii. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/05/18 / 2018-05-04 21:32:44 / May 4, 2018 @ 9:32 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.93 km (4 miles). Exact location, longitude -155.032° West, latitude 19.3418° North, depth = 6.93 km. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:32:44 / 11:32 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000dy8n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt18124050, hv70116411, us1000dy8n.
The epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 106 km (66 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kalaoa, Waikoloa Village, Kailua (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 18 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii.
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