A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0.05 km (0 miles). The 2.93-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:38:39 / 10:38 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 20:38:39 / June 15, 2018 @ 8:38 pm. Id of earthquake: hv70271921. Event ids that are associated: hv70271921. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.2590027 West, latitude 19.4235001 North, depth = 0.05 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 38 km (24 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 31 km (20 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and ninety-eight, in the past 30 days seven hundred and thirty-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 2 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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