A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 10:47:31 / 10:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -155.2731628 West, latitude 19.4033337 North, depth = 2.62 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/05/18 / 2018-05-30 20:47:31 / May 30, 2018 @ 8:47 pm. Id of earthquake: hv70210607. Event ids that are associated: hv70210607. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.62 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 41 km (26 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), 75 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park.
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 was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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