A minor earthquake magnitude 3.08 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly -0.01 km (-0 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.08-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:19:08 / 3:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/05/18 / 2018-05-19 01:19:08 / May 19, 2018 @ 1:19 am. Exact location, longitude -155.253006° West, latitude 19.4430008° North, depth = -0.01 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70161981. Id of event: hv70161981.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waimea, Hōlualoa, Hilo. The epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-seven, in the past 30 days three hundred and five and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 2 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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