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Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Felt In North Kohala

by Big Island Video News
on Mar 29, 2019 at 9:21 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

NORTH KOHALA, Hawaiʻi - An earthquake registering a 3.5 on Richter's magnitude scale occurred southeast of Kapaʻau on Friday evening.

(BIVN) – A small earthquake was recorded in North Kohala on Friday evening at 8:29 p.m. HST, scientists report.

The U.S. Geological Survey initially measured the quake at a Magnitude 3.5. The epicenter was located just southeast of Kapaʻau at a depth of about 7 miles.

As of 9 p.m., about 100 people in the surrounding area reported feeling the temblor.

With an earthquake of this magnitude, damage is not expected to have occurred.

On September 28, 2018, a Magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook Kohala Mountain.


Filed Under: Kohala Tagged With: earthquake, Kapaau

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