A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Sunday. The 3.22-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:09:41 / 1:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -155.2591705° West, latitude 19.4276676° North, depth = 0.43 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/07/18 / 2018-07-08 11:09:41 / July 8, 2018 @ 11:09 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.43 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: hv70382166. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70382166.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 38 km (24 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kailua, Waimea, Hōlualoa (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-eight, in the last 10 days eight hundred and fourty-seven, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days three thousand earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 2 km W of Volcano, Hawaii.
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