A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.08 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Exact location of earthquake, -155.261673° West, 19.3986664° North, depth -0.17 km. The 3.08-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:20:34 / 4:20 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.17 km (-0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70438557. Id of event: hv70438557. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/07/18 / 2018-07-18 02:20:34 / July 18, 2018 @ 2:20 am.
The epicenter was 41 km (25 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), 76 km (47 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park. Nearby 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-six, in the last 10 days seven hundred, in the past 30 days two thousand, four hundred and seventy-five and in the last 365 days three thousand, six hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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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