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3.5M Earthquake Shakes East of Honaunau-Napoopoo

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A 3.5 magnitude earthquake was registered by the United States Geological Survey at 11:26 a.m. Tuesday, about 16 miles east of Honaunau-Napoopoo.

The earthquake shook about 29 miles east-southeast of Kailua-Kona, 40 miles west-southwest of Hilo, 43 miles west-southwest of Hawaiian Paradise Park, and 194 miles southeast of Honolulu.

As of 12:20 p.m., one person in Honolulu reported feeling the earthquake, according to USGS. Send your felt report via USGS’s “Did You Feel it?” website.

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and the Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory did not release any warnings or information in association with the quake.

Earlier Tuesday morning, a 3.4 magnitude quake occurred on the Big Island at about 8:20 a.m..

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