A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.03 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Global time and date of event 17/05/18 / 2018-05-17 14:04:10 / May 17, 2018 @ 2:04 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -155.281° West, 19.405° North, depth 0.01 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 0.01 km (0 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:04:10 / 4:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: hv70166177. Event ids that are associated: hv70166177, us1000e78p.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa, Waimea (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 41 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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