A minor earthquake magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) strikes 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Kailua-Kona in Hawaii on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.69 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 13:04:49 / 1:04 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: hv70330641. Event ids that are associated: hv70330641. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/06/18 / 2018-06-27 23:04:49 / June 27, 2018 @ 11:04 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -156.4351667 West, latitude 19.6033333 North, depth = 42.69 km.
Epicenter of the event was 47 km (29 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Waikoloa Village (c. 6 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waikoloa Village, Hōlualoa, Kalaoa (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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