A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Exact location of event, depth 0.71 km, -155.2976685° West, 19.4011669° North. The 2.86-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:56:06 / 10:56 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 0.71 km (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70271971. Id of event: hv70271971. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 20:56:06 / June 15, 2018 @ 8:56 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kailua, Hōlualoa, Hilo. The epicenter was 43 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-six, in the last 10 days four hundred and one, in the past 30 days seven hundred and fourty and in the last 365 days one thousand and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 7 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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