A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Saturday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:35:28 / 6:35 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: hv70884551. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70884551. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.2873383 West, latitude 19.4063339 North, depth = -0.55 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/03/19 / 2019-03-31 04:35:28 / March 31, 2019 @ 4:35 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.55 km (-0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days four thousand, seven hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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