Magnitude 4.2 quake shakes Hawaii island
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COURTESY USGS
A magnitude 4.2 quake struck off the east coast of Hawaii island late this afternoon. The star on the map shows the approximate location.
A magnitude 4.2 quake struck off the southeast coast of Hawaii island late this afternoon.
The tremor was centered about 44 miles south-southwest of Hilo and about 8 miles east-southeast of Pahala, at a depth of about 18 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was too small to generate a tsunami that would threaten the Hawaiian islands.
The USGS “Did you feel it?” self-reported online survey recorded more than 100 responses from throughout the Big Island within an hour of the quake.
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