A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Pahala in Hawaii on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 33.26 km (21 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -155.4731598° West, 19.1685009° North, depth 33.26 km. All ids that are associated to the event: hv61177846. Unique identifier: hv61177846. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/02/16 / 2016-02-14 14:27:09 / February 14, 2016 @ 2:27 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 04:27:09 / 4:27 am (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kailua, Hilo, Hōlualoa. Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 4 km S of Pahala, Hawaii.
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