A minor earthquake magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) strikes 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/06/18 / 2018-06-27 23:03:00 / June 27, 2018 @ 11:03 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.42 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70330636. Id of event: hv70330636. The 2.99-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:03:00 / 1:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.2648315 West, latitude 19.4003334 North, depth = 0.42 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter 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).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 ninety-nine, in the last 10 days nine hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days one thousand, five hundred and fourty-nine and in the last 365 days two thousand and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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