A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.98 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/05/18 / 2018-05-05 18:50:44 / May 5, 2018 @ 6:50 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.1268311 West, latitude 19.3351669 North, depth = 2.05 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.05 km (1 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70120721. Id of event: hv70120721. The 2.98-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:50:44 / 8:50 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop). Close 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.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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