A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.47 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. Event id: hv70241602. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70241602. The temblor was detected at 14:50:55 / 2:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/06/18 / 2018-06-07 00:50:55 / June 7, 2018 @ 12:50 am. Exact location, longitude -155.2931671° West, latitude 19.434° North, depth = -0.42 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.42 km (-0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 39 km (24 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kalaoa, Waikoloa Village, Waimea (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days two hundred and eight, in the past 30 days five hundred and nine and in the last 365 days seven hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 5 km W of Volcano, Hawaii.
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