A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Exact location of earthquake, -155.2653351° West, 19.4211674° North, depth 0.11 km. The temblor was reported at 09:45:51 / 9:45 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.11 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70182017. Id of event: hv70182017. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/18 / 2018-05-22 19:45:51 / May 22, 2018 @ 7:45 pm UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (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 thirty-seven, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 3 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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