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Minor earthquake, 2.97 mag was detected near Volcano in Hawaii

Earthquake location 19.9757S, -155.7975W


Earthquake location 19.4055004S, -155.2779999WA minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70129446. Id of event: hv70129446. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.2779999 West, latitude 19.4055004 North, depth = 0.04 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.04 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 14:38:17 / 2:38 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 08/05/18 / 2018-05-08 00:38:17 / May 8, 2018 @ 12:38 am UTC/GMT.

Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 74 km (46 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 Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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