A minor earthquake magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 16:34:07 / 4:34 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: hv70292121. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70292121. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.61 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -155.255661° West, latitude 19.4028339° North, depth = 0.61 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/06/18 / 2018-06-20 02:34:07 / June 20, 2018 @ 2:34 am.
Epicenter of the event was 40 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-eight, in the last 10 days five hundred and eight, in the past 30 days nine hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand, two hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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: 3 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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