A minor earthquake magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0.98 km (1 miles). The temblor was detected at 04:06:21 / 4:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 14:06:21 / June 15, 2018 @ 2:06 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -155.2859955° West, latitude 19.4093342° North, depth = 0.98 km. All ids that are associated to the event: hv70270531. Unique identifier: hv70270531.
Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waimea, Kailua, Hōlualoa (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-seven, in the last 10 days three hundred and sixty-nine, in the past 30 days seven hundred and fifteen and in the last 365 days one thousand and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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