A minor earthquake magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/07/18 / 2018-07-27 23:13:20 / July 27, 2018 @ 11:13 pm. The temblor was picked up at 13:13:20 / 1:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth -3.3 km, -155.4815063° West, 19.5275002° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly -3.3 km (-2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70485967. Id of event: hv70485967.
The epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waimea, Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-six, in the last 10 days six hundred and ninety-three, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days four thousand, three hundred and twelve 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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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: 27 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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