A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.12 km (0 miles). Id of earthquake: hv70313581. Event ids that are associated: hv70313581. Exact location of earthquake, -155.2596741° West, 19.4086666° North, depth 0.12 km. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:46:49 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/06/18 / 2018-06-24 11:46:49 / June 24, 2018 @ 11:46 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 (47 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 Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and five, in the last 10 days seven hundred and fourty, in the past 30 days one thousand, two hundred and seventy-six and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 3 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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