A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.07 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/06/18 / 2018-06-18 14:12:15 / June 18, 2018 @ 2:12 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: hv70284896. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70284896. Exact location of event, longitude -155.2810059 West, latitude 19.4096661 North, depth = 0.07 km. The 2.86-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:12:15 / 4:12 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake 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), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-nine, in the last 10 days four hundred and seventy-three, in the past 30 days eight hundred and sixty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, two hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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