A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.41 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/05/18 / 2018-05-25 15:28:50 / May 25, 2018 @ 3:28 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -155.2630005° West, 19.4244995° North, depth 0.41 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:28:50 / 5:28 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: hv70190557. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70190557.
Epicenter of the event was 38 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). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty, in the past 30 days three hundred and eighty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-eight 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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