A light earthquake with magnitude 4.26 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Pahala in Hawaii on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/05/18 / 2018-05-06 13:26:07 / May 6, 2018 @ 1:26 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.26-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:26:07 / 3:26 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.9 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 8.9 km, -155.1654968° West, 19.0431671° North. Id of earthquake: hv70123771. Event ids that are associated: hv70123771, pt18126052.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 37 km ESE of Pahala, Hawaii.
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