A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The temblor was reported at 17:20:50 / 5:20 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 1.01 km (1 miles). Id of earthquake: hv70307101. Event ids that are associated: hv70307101. Exact location of earthquake, -155.2734985° West, 19.4216671° North, depth 1.01 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/06/18 / 2018-06-23 03:20:50 / June 23, 2018 @ 3:20 am.
Event epicenter was 39 km (24 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), 74 km (46 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).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-seven, in the last 10 days seven hundred and seven, in the past 30 days one thousand, one hundred and ninety-six and in the last 365 days one thousand, five hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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