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Minor earthquake: M2.93 quake has struck near Volcano in Hawaii

Earthquake location 19.9757S, -155.7975W


Earthquake location 19.3929996S, -155.2798309WA minor earthquake magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.46 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -155.2798309° West, latitude 19.3929996° North, depth = 1.46 km. All ids that are associated to the event: hv70343131. Unique identifier: hv70343131. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/06/18 / 2018-06-30 11:48:09 / June 30, 2018 @ 11:48 am. The 2.93-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:48:09 / 1:48 am (local time epicenter).

Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 35 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 74 km (46 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 eighty-nine, in the last 10 days nine hundred and eighty, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and fourty-five and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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: 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii.

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