A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) strikes 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 13:40:57 / 1:40 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.23 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70476557. Id of event: hv70476557. Global time and date of event 25/07/18 / 2018-07-25 23:40:57 / July 25, 2018 @ 11:40 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.283493 West, latitude 19.4265003 North, depth = 0.23 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waimea, Kailua, Hōlualoa. Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-six, in the last 10 days six hundred and eighty-two, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and six and in the last 365 days four thousand, one hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 4 km W of Volcano, Hawaii.
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