Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Earthquake rumbles under Mauna Kea Volcano on Hawaii
March 8, 2010 County News, Featured, Hamakua Coast, Mauna Kea 1 Comment
UPDATE: A seismic analyst has reviewed the event, and the USGS is now
saying the earthquake was a 4.5 magnitude.
On Monday evening, an earthquake was felt by residents all over Hawaii
Island at around 6:30 pm.
Hawaii County Civil Defense relayed the message from the Pacific
Tsunami Warning Center, which estimated the earthquake at a 5.0
magnitude, saying that no tsunami was generated by the event.
Preliminary information from the USGS measured the magnitude at 4.4,
and showed the earthquake was basically centered under the inactive
Mauna Kea volcano, located about 5 miles SSW of Keanakolu, and 7 miles
ENE of the Mauna Kea summit. The earthquake occurred at a hypocentral
depth of 19 miles.