A magnitude 3.3—indicated here by the blue dot WNW of Mauna Kea—was felt by Big Island residents in the early morning hours Thursday, Sept. 1. Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory/USGS map.
UPDATE: Thursday, Sept.1, 2016
The Hawaiian National Volcanoes Observatory updated its report regarding today’s early morning earthquake. The observatory released a statement at 2:12 p.m. today indicating that the quake was a magnitude 3.7 that occurred 4.7 miles northwest of Mauna Kea Summit at a depth of 15.3 miles.
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ORIGINAL POST, Thursday, Sept. 1, 7:38 a.m.
The Hawaiian National Volcanoes Observatory reports that a minor 3.3-magnitude occurred shortly after midnight in the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 1, 4.7 miles WNW of Mauna Kea Summit.
Big Island Now Meteorologist Malika Dudley received reports from Waimea area residents who felt the quake that was recorded as occurring at 12:11:25 a.m.
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The hypocentral depth is 15.3 miles.
More information will be reported as it becomes available.
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Big Island Now Meteorologist Malika Dudley received reports from Waimea area residents who felt the quake that was recorded as occurring at 12:11:25 a.m.
