A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:37:15 / 1:37 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/06/18 / 2018-06-01 23:37:15 / June 1, 2018 @ 11:37 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -155.2813333 West, latitude 19.4005 North, depth = 0.44 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.44 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: hv70219637. Ids that are associated to the event: pt18152001, hv70219637. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 42 km (26 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), 39 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa, Waimea. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-four, in the past 30 days five hundred and fourty-two and in the last 365 days six hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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