M-3.2 earthquake recorded near Mauna Loa summit

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A magnitude-3.2 earthquake was recorded Wednesday morning near the Mauna Loa summit.

A magnitude-3.2 earthquake was recorded Wednesday morning near the Mauna Loa summit.

The temblor, which occurred at 9:53 a.m., was located 3.4 miles south-southwest of the summit area and 19.1 miles east of Hookena, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.