A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.48 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -155.2743378° West, latitude 19.4081669° North, depth = 0.48 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/18 / 2018-07-08 03:58:45 / July 8, 2018 @ 3:58 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: hv70380536. Unique identifier: hv70380536. The 2.87-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:58:45 / 5:58 pm (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty-three, in the last 10 days nine hundred and ten, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and ninety-one and in the last 365 days three thousand and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 4 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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