A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Kailua-Kona in Hawaii. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/06/18 / 2018-06-24 12:39:29 / June 24, 2018 @ 12:39 pm. Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -156.6023° West, 19.7231° North. Unique identifier: us1000f093. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70313751, us1000f093. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 02:39:29 / 2:39 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Kalaoa, Kailua (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 65 km (40 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 64 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
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