A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 0.75 km, -155.2821667° West, 19.4103333° North. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:52:51 / 1:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.75 km (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 12/06/18 / 2018-06-12 11:52:51 / June 12, 2018 @ 11:52 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: hv70256021. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70256021.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa, Waimea (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 78 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), 81 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). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-two, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventy-two, in the past 30 days six hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days eight hundred and eighty-two 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.
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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. 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 WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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