A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/06/18 / 2018-06-05 14:32:26 / June 5, 2018 @ 2:32 pm. The temblor was detected at 04:32:26 / 4:32 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 1.6 km (1 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -155.28 West, latitude 19.411 North, depth = 1.6 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt18156050. Id of event: pt18156050.
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), 82 km (51 miles) from Waikoloa Village (c. 6 400 pop). Close 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).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-two, in the past 30 days four hundred and eighty-four and in the last 365 days six hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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