A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. Exact location of event, depth -0.08 km, -155.2799988° West, 19.4335003° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 10:06:16 / June 15, 2018 @ 10:06 am. Unique identifier: hv70269601. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70269601. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.08 km (-0 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:06:16 / 12:06 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 38 km (24 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park. Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-seven, in the last 10 days three hundred and ninety-eight, in the past 30 days seven hundred and fourty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 4 km W of Volcano, Hawaii.
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