A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/06/18 / 2018-06-06 23:21:20 / June 6, 2018 @ 11:21 pm. The temblor was reported at 13:21:20 / 1:21 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: hv70241302. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70241302. Exact location, longitude -155.2766724° West, latitude 19.3968334° North, depth = 1 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 42 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 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), 75 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-eight, in the past 30 days five hundred and in the last 365 days six hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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