A light earthquake with magnitude 4.01 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Sunday. The 4.01-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:04:04 / 8:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.2546692 West, latitude 19.381834 North, depth = -0.33 km. Global time and date of event 07/05/18 / 2018-05-07 06:04:04 / May 7, 2018 @ 6:04 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: hv70126386. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70126386. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of -0.33 km (-0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 42 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa, Waimea (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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