A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Pahala in Hawaii on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/05/18 / 2018-05-08 18:31:03 / May 8, 2018 @ 6:31 pm. Event id: hv70132141. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70132141. Exact location of event, longitude -155.2169952 West, latitude 19.0370007 North, depth = 6.61 km. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:31:03 / 8:31 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.61 km (4 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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