A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/08/18 / 2018-08-03 06:16:02 / August 3, 2018 @ 6:16 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.03 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -155.2713318 West, latitude 19.4086666 North, depth = 1.03 km. The temblor was reported at 20:16:02 / 8:16 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: hv70515197. Event ids that are associated: hv70515197.
Earthquake epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (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 fourty-eight, in the last 10 days six hundred and fifteen, in the past 30 days two thousand and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days four thousand, six hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 SW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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