A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Saturday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:25:19 / 3:25 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/06/18 / 2018-06-30 13:25:19 / June 30, 2018 @ 1:25 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.66 km (1 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -155.2781677 West, latitude 19.3963337 North, depth = 1.66 km. Event id: hv70343466. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70343466.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 42 km (26 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), 75 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 ninety-one, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and fifty-nine and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and thirty-four 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: 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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