A minor earthquake magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 00:26:38 / 12:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -155.2473297° West, latitude 19.3968334° North, depth = -1.08 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70298686. Id of event: hv70298686. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/06/18 / 2018-06-21 10:26:38 / June 21, 2018 @ 10:26 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly -1.08 km (-1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearby 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 fifty, in the last 10 days five hundred and fourty-seven, in the past 30 days one thousand and one and in the last 365 days one thousand, three hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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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