A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Waikoloa in Hawaii. Unique identifier: us1000ja1p. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000ja1p. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 32.21 km (20 miles). The temblor was reported at 18:12:27 / 6:12 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/03/19 / 2019-03-03 04:12:27 / March 3, 2019 @ 4:12 am. Exact location, longitude -155.7593° West, latitude 19.977° North, depth = 32.21 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hilo, Kailua, Hōlualoa (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 10 km (7 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 44 km (28 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 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days four thousand, seven hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 4 km NE of Waikoloa, Hawaii.
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