A minor earthquake magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) strikes 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.41 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: hv70293736. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70293736. The 3.02-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:08:30 / 12:08 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/06/18 / 2018-06-20 10:08:30 / June 20, 2018 @ 10:08 am. Exact location of earthquake, -155.2779999° West, 19.4179993° North, depth 0.41 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 40 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kailua, Hōlualoa, Hilo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-three, in the last 10 days five hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days nine hundred and fifty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, three hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 4 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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