Two earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 3.0 rattled areas of the Big Island early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Two earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 3.0 rattled areas of the Big Island early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The first earthquake, a magnitude-3.3, occurred at 12:16 a.m. Hawaii time and was located about 10.6 miles north-northeast of Kawaihae, according to the survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. It had a registered depth of 16 miles.
At 3:23 a.m., a magnitude-4.5 earthquake was recorded in the Kona area, according to the observatory. The earthquake had a registered depth of 6.2 miles and was centered 10.1 miles north-northwest of Kailua-Kona, in the Hualalai region.
By 8:15 a.m. Sunday, 217 residents reporting having felt the magnitude-4.5 temblor, according to the USGS “Did you feel it?” website. Most of the felt reports were posted by residents in Kailua-Kona (147) and Waimea (24). The temblor was felt as far away as Oahu.
Twenty-three people reported feeling the 12:16 a.m. earthquake; more than half of those reports came from residents in the Waimea area.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center listed the 3:23 a.m. earthquake as a magnitude-4.1, and said no tsunami was triggered by the earthquake.