A minor earthquake magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) strikes 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Puako in Hawaii on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15.56 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pe25, hv74616742. Id of event: hv74616742. Exact location of earthquake, -156.14033333333° West, 20.101° North, depth 15.56 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/02/25 / 2025-02-16 04:05:53 / February 16, 2025 @ 4:05 am. The temblor was detected at 04:05:53 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Kīhei (c. 20 900 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kīhei, Hōlualoa, Kailua.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-two 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 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: 34 km WNW of Puako, Hawaii.
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