A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Thursday. Id of earthquake: hv70511567. Event ids that are associated: hv70511567. The 3.27-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:23:11 / 12:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -155.2910004° West, latitude 19.4121666° North, depth = 0.51 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.51 km (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/08/18 / 2018-08-02 10:23:11 / August 2, 2018 @ 10:23 am.
Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waikoloa Village, Kalaoa, Waimea.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-two, in the last 10 days six hundred and twenty-six, in the past 30 days two thousand and thirty-eight and in the last 365 days four thousand, six hundred and thirty-six 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 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii.
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