A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.65 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Pahala in Hawaii on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 20:33:54 / 8:33 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/05/18 / 2018-05-23 06:33:54 / May 23, 2018 @ 6:33 am. Exact location of event, longitude -155.4993286 West, latitude 19.3803329 North, depth = 11.01 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70183362. Id of event: hv70183362. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.01 km (7 miles).
The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waimea, Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-two, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 19 km N of Pahala, Hawaii.
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