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Minor mag. 2.4 earthquake - 14 mi southeast of Waimea, Hawaii County, USA, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 11:22 pm (GMT -10) -

Minor magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 21 km depth

18 Mar 09:27 UTC: First to report: USGS after 5 minutes.
18 Mar 09:29: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.4.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 09:22:40 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 11:22 pm (GMT -10)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.4
Depth	20.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	19.832°N / 155.59016°W (Hawaii, Hawaii, United States)
Antipode	19.832°S / 24.41°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Mauna Kea (13 km / 8 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	23 km (14 mi) SSE of Waimea (Hawaii County) (pop: 9,210) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Waikoloa (pop: 4,810) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Honokaa (pop: 2,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (26 mi) ENE of Kalaoa (Hawaii County) (pop: 9,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) ENE of Kailua-Kona (Hawaii County) (pop: 12,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) NE of Honalo (pop: 2,420) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) WNW of Hilo (pop: 43,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 288 km (179 mi) SE of Honolulu (pop: 371,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 9.2°C (49 F), humidity: 34%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10⁸ joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.4	21 km	22 Km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii	USGS
2.4	21 km	Hawaii	RaspberryShake
2.4	10 km	Hawaii	IRIS
2.6	32 km	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Kipapa, Hawaii, USA (KIP/G network) | Distance from quake: 308 km / 191 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Kipapa, Hawaii, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (1)

At magnitude 2.4, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

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Kihei, HI 96753 / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / very short : I heard a rumble and felt a lateral shake.

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