A minor earthquake magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) strikes 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Pahala in Hawaii on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/05/18 / 2018-05-06 19:49:02 / May 6, 2018 @ 7:49 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.84-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:49:02 / 9:49 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.37 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -155.1911621° West, 19.0340004° North, depth 8.37 km. Id of earthquake: hv70124791. Event ids that are associated: hv70124791.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 57 km (35 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 35 km ESE of Pahala, Hawaii. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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