A minor earthquake magnitude 2.92 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. Event id: hv70331606. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70331606. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.91 km (-1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -155.2663269° West, 19.3828335° North, depth -0.91 km. Global time and date of event 28/06/18 / 2018-06-28 03:56:40 / June 28, 2018 @ 3:56 am UTC/GMT. The 2.92-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:56:40 / 5:56 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 43 km (27 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-eight, in the last 10 days nine hundred and fifty-two, in the past 30 days one thousand, five hundred and seventy-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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