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3.5 earthquake near Waikoloa Village on Hawaii Island

by Big Island Video News
on Apr 9, 2012 at 12:44 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

  WAIKOLOA, Hawaii: The United States Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattled the Kohala Coast on Hawaii’s Big Island around 12:24 in the afternoon on Monday. The initial measurement placed the quake about 3 miles north northeast of Waikoloa Village on the west side of the island. Thats about 7 miles east northeast […]

 

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii: The United States Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattled the Kohala Coast on Hawaii’s Big Island around 12:24 in the afternoon on Monday.

The initial measurement placed the quake about 3 miles north northeast of Waikoloa Village on the west side of the island. Thats about 7 miles east northeast from Puako, and 8 miles west southwest of Waimea.

The minor earthquake happened at a depth of 16 miles.

Area residents reported feeling the temblor over social media sites like Twitter. “Good little shake in Waikoloa!” tweeted Catherine Tarleton on her @CTarleton account, one of many checking in immediately following the quake.


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: incidents, Kohala Feature

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