A minor earthquake magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The 2.93-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:28:53 / 8:28 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.04 km (-0 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/05/18 / 2018-05-13 06:28:53 / May 13, 2018 @ 6:28 am. Exact location of earthquake, -155.2728271° West, 19.3938332° North, depth -0.04 km. Id of earthquake: hv70152072. Event ids that are associated: hv70152072.
The epicenter was 42 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), 75 km (47 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 Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park.
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-one 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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