A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. The 3.19-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:01:54 / 5:01 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.34 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/05/18 / 2018-05-30 15:01:54 / May 30, 2018 @ 3:01 pm. Event id: hv70209502. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70209502. Exact location, longitude -155.2636719° West, latitude 19.3899994° North, depth = 0.34 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 42 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Close 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).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-eight, in the past 30 days five hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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