A minor earthquake magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Hilo in Hawaii on Saturday. The 2.82-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:05:07 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.1100001335144 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: hv74236152. Event ids that are associated: hv74236152. Exact location of event, longitude -155.13233947754 West, latitude 19.698999404907 North, depth = 6.1100001335144 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/05/24 / 2024-05-18 04:05:07 / May 18, 2024 @ 4:05 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 6 km (3 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Waikoloa Village (c. 6 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waikoloa Village, Waimea, Hawaiian Paradise Park. Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. 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 SW of Hilo, Hawaii.
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