No Advisories After 3.9 Earthquake Near Kaʻena Point

Hawaiʻi Island Earthquake, Dec. 16, 2015. Image courtesy USGS/HVO.

There were no immediate advisories issued following a 3.9 preliminary magnitude earthquake reported at 12:23 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 about 9 miles SE of Volcano on Hawaiʻi Island.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that the quake occurred at a depth of 4.5 miles and was located:

• 3.6 miles NNE of Kaʻena Point
  4.6 miles SSW of Puʻu ʻOʻo Crater
• 9 miles SE of Volcano, Hawaiʻi
• 9.4 miles W of Kalapana
• 20 miles SSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiʻi
• 27 miles S of Hilo, Hawaiʻi
• 60 miles ESE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi
• 223 miles SE of Honolulu, Oʻahu