A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. Event id: hv70271731. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70271731. The 2.85-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:46:46 / 9:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -155.3029938° West, latitude 19.4346676° North, depth = 1.35 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.35 km (1 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 19:46:46 / June 15, 2018 @ 7:46 pm.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waimea, Kailua, Hōlualoa (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 40 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-two, in the last 10 days three hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days seven hundred and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 6 km W of Volcano, Hawaii.
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