A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Hawaiian Ocean View in Hawaii on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.264 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/05/24 / 2024-05-18 13:48:45 / May 18, 2024 @ 1:48 pm. The temblor was picked up at 13:48:45 / 1:48 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000mzg6. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000mzg6. Exact location of event, depth 29.264 km, -155.9419° West, 19.207° North.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 48 km (30 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kalaoa, Kailua, Hōlualoa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 24 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii.
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