A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Tuesday. The 2.99-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:29:09 / 1:29 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of -0.82 km (-1 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70394561. Id of event: hv70394561. Exact location of event, longitude -155.2899933 West, latitude 19.3873329 North, depth = -0.82 km. Global time and date of event 10/07/18 / 2018-07-10 23:29:09 / July 10, 2018 @ 11:29 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 43 km (27 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kailua, Hōlualoa, Hilo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-seven, in the last 10 days seven hundred and eighty-five, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and sixty-eight and in the last 365 days three thousand, one hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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