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Third quake in as many days rattles Big Island
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By Wendy Osher
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake occurred off the Hamakua coast of the Big Island late Sunday night. The quake was located 30 miles WNW of Hilo, Hawaii, or 60 miles SSE of Hana, Maui. The tremor struck at around 11:45 p.m. Officials
Click map to enlarge. Map of Hamakua Quake coutesy USGS.
with the Hawaii Civil Defense Agency say no damages or injuries were reported. The quake was the third of 3.5 magnitude or greater in the last three days near the Big Island.
| Magnitude | 3.5 |
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| Date-Time |
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| Location | 19.969°N, 155.510°W |
| Depth | 24.6 km (15.3 miles) |
| Region | ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII |
| Distances | 50 km (30 miles) WNW of Hilo, Hawai`i, Hawaii 55 km (35 miles) ENE of Kailua Kona, Hawai`i, Hawaii 100 km (60 miles) SSE of Hana, Maui, Hawaii 285 km (175 miles) ESE of HONOLULU, Hawaii |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 2.1 km (1.3 miles); depth +/- 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Parameters | Nph= 32, Dmin=20 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Gp=245°, M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=1 |
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