A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly -1.15 km (-1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -155.2798333° West, latitude 19.4058333° North, depth = -1.15 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/07/18 / 2018-07-20 02:33:01 / July 20, 2018 @ 2:33 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 16:33:01 / 4:33 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70448162. Id of event: hv70448162.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 41 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa, Waimea (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eleven, in the last 10 days six hundred and ninety-five, in the past 30 days two thousand, four hundred and ninety-six and in the last 365 days three thousand, seven hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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