A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The temblor was detected at 14:25:14 / 2:25 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: hv70379726. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70379726. Exact location of event, longitude -155.2641602 West, latitude 19.3969994 North, depth = 0.76 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/07/18 / 2018-07-08 00:25:14 / July 8, 2018 @ 12:25 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 0.76 km (0 miles).
The epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). 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).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty-nine, in the last 10 days nine hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and two and in the last 365 days three thousand and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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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