A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Pahala in Hawaii on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.26 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70885351. Id of event: hv70885351. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:49:02 / 7:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -155.3916626 West, latitude 19.2455006 North, depth = 31.26 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/03/19 / 2019-03-31 17:49:02 / March 31, 2019 @ 5:49 pm.
The epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kailua, Hōlualoa, Hilo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days four thousand, eight hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 10 km ENE of Pahala, Hawaii.
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