A minor earthquake magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.43 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.81-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:40:33 / 11:40 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/07/18 / 2018-07-17 21:40:33 / July 17, 2018 @ 9:40 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 1.43 km, -155.2731628° West, 19.4231663° North. Event id: hv70437517. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70437517.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 39 km (24 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and two, in the last 10 days seven hundred and seventy-two, in the past 30 days two thousand, five hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days three thousand, six hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 3 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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