A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The 3.19-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:42:17 / 3:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.281662 West, latitude 19.4165001 North, depth = 0.68 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.68 km (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/07/18 / 2018-07-26 01:42:17 / July 26, 2018 @ 1:42 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: hv70476957. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70476957.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 40 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 78 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), 79 km (49 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waimea, Kailua, Hōlualoa (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-three, in the last 10 days six hundred and sixty-seven, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and seventy-three and in the last 365 days four thousand, one hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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