A minor earthquake magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Friday. The 3.22-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:53:14 / 10:53 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/08/18 / 2018-08-03 20:53:14 / August 3, 2018 @ 8:53 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.08 km (1 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70517947. Id of event: hv70517947. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.2845001 West, latitude 19.4093342 North, depth = 1.08 km.
Epicenter of the event was 41 km (26 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), 39 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waimea, Kailua, Hōlualoa.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days five hundred and ninety-one, in the past 30 days one thousand, nine hundred and seventy and in the last 365 days four thousand, six hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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