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Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 13 mi east of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USA, on 2019-04-13 17:09:02 -10:00

Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 13 mi east of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USA, on 2019-04-13 17:09:02 -10:00 Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 13 mi east of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USA, on 2019-04-13 17:09:02 -10:00

Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 13 km depth

14 Apr 03:16 UTC: First to report: USGS after 7 minutes.
Apr 14 03:52: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 16.0 to 18.9 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 18.9 to 13.6 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 13.6 to 13.2 km.

Earthquake details

Date & timeApr 14, 2019 03:09:02 UTC
Local time at epicenter2019-04-13 17:09:02 -10:00
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude5.3
Depth13.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude19.74283°N / 155.7885°W (Hawaii, Hawaii, United States)
Antipode19.743°S / 24.212°E
Shaking intensityModerate shaking
Felt213 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoHualalai (10 km / 6 mi)
Nearby towns and cities20 km (13 mi) E of Kalaoa (Hawaii County) (pop: 9,640) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
22 km (14 mi) S of Waikoloa (pop: 4,810) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
25 km (15 mi) ENE of Kailua-Kona (Hawaii County) (pop: 12,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
31 km (19 mi) NNE of Captain Cook (pop: 3,430) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
33 km (21 mi) SSW of Waimea (Hawaii County) (pop: 9,210) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
50 km (31 mi) SW of Honokaa (pop: 2,260) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
73 km (45 mi) W of Hilo (pop: 43,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
75 km (47 mi) N of Hawaiian Ocean View (pop: 4,440) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
87 km (54 mi) W of Hawaiian Paradise Park (Hawaii County) (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
277 km (172 mi) SE of Honolulu (pop: 371,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
5.12 kmIsland Of Hawaii, Hawaii (USA)EMSC
5.313 km20km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii (USA)USGS
5.05 kmHawaii (USA)GFZ
5.10 kmHawaii (USA)GeoAu

User reports for this quake (233)

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Island Lava Java (24.3 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Sitting at the Island Lava Java bar, felt my chair moving around, did not last long. Bartender said the fluids behind the bar were sloshing around some. My first earthquake!  
Holualoa (17.6 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Leilani Estates, pahoa, HI 96778 (92.1 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : It wasn't a roll like some people have described an earthquake to be before. If was definitely a shaking. Like shaking the dice for a Yahtzee game. (reported through our app)  
Holualoa, Hawaii, Hawaii (24.8 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Standing outside I heard a rumbling from the northeast. About 3 seconds from the start of the rumble there was a sharp jolt then all the windows in the house rattled and the ground vibrated for about 4 seconds  
Waikoloa Restaurant, Waikoloa Village (20.9 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Very large and loud rumble/vibration lasting several seconds and resulting in loss of power at the restaurant & entire village.  
Kealakekua / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Mountain View, HI 96771 (79.1 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : 3 people, 2 inside, 1 outside. Outside person saw vines shake but felt nothing. Inside awake person felt house sway but no other sounds/ effects. Asleep person was awakened and felt swaying. (reported through our app)  
Fairmont Orchid / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : Cray cray  
Volcano Village, Hawaii, Hawaii (70.7 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Being tossed from side to side Sifting effects (reported through our app)  
Volcano Village, Hawaii, Hawaii (70.7 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Being tossed from side to side Sifting effects (reported through our app)  
Kona airport KOA / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : It shook my car. I was sitting in the airport.  
Tyxz / Violent shaking (MMI IX)
Hilo (74.7 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Felt more like rocking than shaking and lasted almost a minute. Small things at home (framed photos on dresser etc) fell over.  
Kalaoa, Hawaii, Hawaii (22.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Waimea (36.1 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
kailu kona / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Ocean View / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Kailua-Kona / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
Nanawale Estates, Hawaii, Hawaii (95.1 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Tyxz / Violent shaking (MMI IX)
Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii (77.5 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
Hilo HI / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Honomu / not felt : Shook house. Rattling. Continued 10 seconds. Shook then shook lighter then stronger  
Honolulu / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Paauilo Mauka / Weak shaking (MMI III) : At 5pm Strong rain, tv signal went out, re-started tv signal, at 509p 2 light tremors felt back to back  
Kona / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Outside on the beach, felt sudden strong shaking then weakened slowly.  
Ookala / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Holualoa, Hawaii, Hawaii (23.4 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
near Kalaoa, Hawaii, Hawaii (0.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
96740 Kailua Kona / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : all neighbors proceeded immediately outside!  
Kaahuhu homestead / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Really started slow then medium then big sound  
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (15 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Jun 11, 2019 12:27
4 years ago
2.0

13 km
8.3 mi S of Waikoloa, Hawaii County, USAMore
Jun 4, 2019 04:48
4 years ago
3.0

109 km
2.1 mi N of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, USAMore
May 25, 2019 09:01
4 years ago
2.1

9.8 km
6 mi NE of Captain Cook, Hawaii County, USAMore
May 22, 2019 23:35
4 years ago
2.0

28 km
5.3 mi E of Holualoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
May 21, 2019 02:56
4 years ago
2.4

17 km
13 mi E of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
May 20, 2019 15:12
4 years ago
2.0

7.9 km
14 mi NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii County, USAMore
Apr 19, 2019 00:27
4 years ago - felt
3.4

16 km
13 mi E of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
Apr 15, 2019 13:07
4 years ago
2.1

13 km
12 mi E of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
Apr 15, 2019 01:09
4 years ago
2.5

22 km
12 mi E of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
Apr 14, 2019 15:26
4 years ago
2.8

7.2 km
14 mi E of Holualoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
Apr 14, 2019 04:46
4 years ago
2.7

17 km
13 mi E of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
Apr 14, 2019 04:28
4 years ago
2.3

13 km
11 mi E of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
Apr 14, 2019 04:12
4 years ago
2.3

13 km
13 mi E of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
Apr 14, 2019 03:31
4 years ago
2.6

15 km
11 mi E of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USAMore
Apr 14, 2019 03:20
4 years ago - felt
3.0

15 km
12 mi E of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, USAMore

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