A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.23000002 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii. Unique identifier: hv74569677. Ids that are associated to the event: hv74569677. Global time and date of event 18/12/24 / 2024-12-18 01:46:13 / December 18, 2024 @ 1:46 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 01:46:13 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.3800001144409 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -155.28033447266° West, 19.410999298096° North, depth 5.3800001144409 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waimea, Kailua, Hōlualoa (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 41 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-five 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.
Questions or comments?
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: 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.