A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:21:42 / 3:21 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 0.43 km (0 miles). Id of earthquake: hv70296726. Event ids that are associated: hv70296726. Exact location of earthquake, -155.264328° West, 19.4004993° North, depth 0.43 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/06/18 / 2018-06-21 01:21:42 / June 21, 2018 @ 1:21 am.
Epicenter of the event was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty, in the last 10 days five hundred and fourty, in the past 30 days nine hundred and seventy-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, three hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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