Small 3.0 quake hits near Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
Wed, 3 Mar 2021, 16:37
16:37 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
3.0 quake 3 Mar 6:17 am (GMT -10)
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 4.6 miles beneath the epicenter near Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA, early morning on Wednesday 3 March 2021 at 6:17 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.0 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Honaunau-Napoopoo (pop. 2,600) located 11 miles from the epicenter, Captain Cook (pop. 3,400) 15 miles away, Hawaiian Ocean View (pop. 4,400) 16 miles away, and Kealakekua (pop. 2,000) 17 miles away. In Honalo (pop. 2,400, 19 miles away), Honalo (pop. 2,400, 19 miles away), and Holualoa (pop. 8,500, 24 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: 3 Mar 2021 6:17 am (GMT -10) local time (3 Mar 2021 16:17 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 7.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.3°N / 155.82°W

Primary data source: USGS
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