A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.59 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The epicenter was at a depth of 8.36 km (5 miles). Unique identifier: hv70166601. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70166601. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/05/18 / 2018-05-20 12:49:01 / May 20, 2018 @ 12:49 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -155.4730072° West, 19.444334° North, depth 8.36 km. The temblor was detected at 02:49:01 / 2:49 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 51 km (32 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waimea, Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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