A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The 2.94-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:44:48 / 12:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/06/18 / 2018-06-13 10:44:48 / June 13, 2018 @ 10:44 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 0.77 km (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 0.77 km, -155.277832° West, 19.4156666° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70260321. Id of event: hv70260321.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 40 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 (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kailua, Hōlualoa, Hilo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and two, in the past 30 days six hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days nine hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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