A minor earthquake magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) strikes 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Pepeekeo in Hawaii on Monday. The 2.87-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:05:48 / 12:05 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: hv70625142. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70625142. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/10/18 / 2018-10-01 22:05:48 / October 1, 2018 @ 10:05 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.11 km (11 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -155.3715057° West, 19.815834° North, depth 18.11 km.
Epicenter of the event was 31 km (19 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 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 Kailua, Kalaoa, Hōlualoa.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days four thousand, seven hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 27 km W of Pepeekeo, Hawaii.
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