A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/07/18 / 2018-07-07 22:57:09 / July 7, 2018 @ 10:57 pm. The 2.99-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:57:09 / 12:57 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.56 km (-0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv70379406. Id of event: hv70379406. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.2878265 West, latitude 19.4311676 North, depth = -0.56 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kailua, Waimea, Hōlualoa. Earthquake epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy, in the last 10 days eight hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days two thousand, one hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days two thousand, nine hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 W of Volcano, Hawaii.
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