A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of -0.18 km (-0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -155.2850037° West, 19.4208336° North, depth -0.18 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/05/18 / 2018-05-23 03:37:30 / May 23, 2018 @ 3:37 am. Id of earthquake: hv70182902. Event ids that are associated: hv70182902. The temblor was picked up at 17:37:30 / 5:37 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 40 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 78 km (48 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), 78 km (49 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waimea, Kailua, Hōlualoa (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-seven, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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