A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/05/18 / 2018-05-28 20:18:42 / May 28, 2018 @ 8:18 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 2.36 km, -155.2793274° West, 19.3859997° North. The 2.97-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:18:42 / 10:18 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.36 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: hv70201592. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70201592.
Event epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearby 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.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-nine, in the past 30 days four hundred and seventy-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and thirty 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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