A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.08 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The temblor was detected at 10:42:51 / 10:42 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.53 km (0 miles). Event id: hv70485517. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70485517. Exact location of event, longitude -155.2631683 West, latitude 19.4069996 North, depth = 0.53 km. Global time and date of event 27/07/18 / 2018-07-27 20:42:51 / July 27, 2018 @ 8:42 pm UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 32 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). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-three, in the last 10 days six hundred and eighty-five, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days four thousand, two hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 3 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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