A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 10:53:50 / 10:53 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/05/18 / 2018-05-30 20:53:50 / May 30, 2018 @ 8:53 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.2 km (1 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -155.28° West, 19.411° North, depth 1.2 km. Event id: pt18150050. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt18150050.
Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 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), 82 km (51 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa, Waimea (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days two hundred and seven, in the past 30 days five hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, 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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