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3.4 earthquake off Puna coast on Big Island
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STORY SUMMARY

A minor earthquake rattled the southeastern side of the Big Island at 10:41 a.m. on Tuesday.  The Preliminary Earthquake Report issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory measured the temblor at a 3.4 magnitude.  There has been little information yet on how far the quake may have been felt on the Big Island […]

A minor earthquake rattled the southeastern side of the Big Island at 10:41 a.m. on Tuesday. 

The Preliminary Earthquake Report issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory measured the temblor at a 3.4 magnitude. 

There has been little information yet on how far the quake may have been felt on the Big Island of Hawaii. However, early Did You Feel It? reports show the rattle was felt as far northwest Waimea.

Earthquake location
Earthquake location

 

The small quake was centered in the ocean off the Puna coast, about 7 miles southeast of Kalapana. The measured depth was 28.9 miles, according to preliminary information. There have been no preliminary reports of damage. 

Big Island Video News will have more info as it becomes available. You can also check out the Preliminary Earthquake Report for this event. 

UPDATE: Hawaii County Civil Defense has released the following message: 

“This is an earthquake informational update for Tuesday morning, February 23 at 10:55 AM.An earthquake occurred at approximately 10:42 this morning offshore of the Kalapana region of Kilauea Volcano. Preliminary data indicates that the earthquake measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. No Tsunami has been generated. Again, the earthquake which occurred at 10:42 this morning measured approximately 3.5 and was not strong enough to cause a tsunami for the Island or State of Hawaii.”
NOTE: The preliminary report for this event initially recorded the quake as a 3.5 magnitude. It has since been revised. 

  

 

 

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