A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Pahala in Hawaii on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 23/01/19 / 2019-01-23 10:08:59 / January 23, 2019 @ 10:08 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 00:08:59 / 12:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.5216 West, latitude 19.1563 North, depth = 37.78 km. Id of earthquake: us2000j7pv. Event ids that are associated: us2000j7pv. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.78 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kalaoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (49 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days four thousand, seven hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 6 km SW of Pahala, Hawaii.
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