A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Monday. The 2.81-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:47:14 / 9:47 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.79 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/05/18 / 2018-05-29 07:47:14 / May 29, 2018 @ 7:47 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70203687. Id of event: hv70203687. Exact location of earthquake, -155.2783356° West, 19.4078331° North, depth 0.79 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 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), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park. Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-four, in the past 30 days four hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days five hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 4 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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