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Minor Quake Shakes Kawaihae on Hawaii Island
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Map courtesy USGS and Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory. Image from 12/27/2011.
By Wendy Osher
The Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory reported a preliminary magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 6:40 p.m. (HST) on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 .
The quake was centered about 12 miles west of Kawaihae, 16 miles west north west of Waikoloa, 19 miles south west of Hawi, and 27 miles north of Kailua.
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The tremor was measured at a depth of about six miles.
There are no warnings, watches or advisories in effect.
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