A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Leilani Estates in Hawaii on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 16:31:38 / 4:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/05/18 / 2018-05-16 02:31:38 / May 16, 2018 @ 2:31 am. Exact location of event, depth 5.37 km, -155.0121613° West, 19.368° North. Id of earthquake: hv70160307. Event ids that are associated: hv70160307, us1000e629. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.37 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 15 km (10 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 14 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii.
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