A minor earthquake magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The 2.94-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:15:32 / 10:15 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly -0.88 km (-1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70276636. Id of event: hv70276636. Exact location of event, longitude -155.2733307 West, latitude 19.4046669 North, depth = -0.88 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/06/18 / 2018-06-16 20:15:32 / June 16, 2018 @ 8:15 pm.
The epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-five, in the last 10 days four hundred and thirty, in the past 30 days seven hundred and seventy-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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