A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:25:03 / 8:25 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000hbe3. Unique identifier: us2000hbe3. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/09/18 / 2018-09-09 06:25:03 / September 9, 2018 @ 6:25 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.1552 West, latitude 19.35 North, depth = 5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 43 km (27 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop). 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 Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four thousand, seven hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 12 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii.
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