A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/06/18 / 2018-06-24 01:25:01 / June 24, 2018 @ 1:25 am. The 2.97-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:25:01 / 3:25 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: hv70311521. Event ids that are associated: hv70311521. Exact location, longitude -155.2508392° West, latitude 19.4536667° North, depth = -0.34 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.34 km (-0 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 35 km (22 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waimea, Hōlualoa, Hilo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 nineteen, in the last 10 days seven hundred and thirty-nine, in the past 30 days one thousand, two hundred and fifty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, six hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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