A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 19:17:24 / 7:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/05/18 / 2018-05-23 05:17:24 / May 23, 2018 @ 5:17 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.58 km (-0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -155.2728271° West, latitude 19.4053326° North, depth = -0.58 km. Event id: hv70183152. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70183152.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). 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 Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-nine, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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