A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 10:43:54 / 10:43 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.45 km (-0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 20:43:54 / June 15, 2018 @ 8:43 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70271936. Id of event: hv70271936. Exact location of event, depth -0.45 km, -155.2949982° West, 19.4321671° North.
Earthquake epicenter was 39 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waikoloa Village, Waimea, Kailua (min 5000 pop).
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. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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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