Terremoto leve mag. 3.0 - 11 miles SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii County, USA, Wednesday, 03 Mar. 2021 -

Terremoto leve magnitud 3.0 at 10 km depth
3 Mar 16:21 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 4 minutos.
3 Mar 16:21: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: USGS
3 Mar 16:24: Magnitud recalculada de 2.8 a 3.0.
3 Mar 20:00: Profundidad recalculada de 7.4 a 10.2 km (de 4.6 a 6.3 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 1.8 km (1.1 mi) al ENE.
3 Mar 16:21: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: USGS
3 Mar 16:24: Magnitud recalculada de 2.8 a 3.0.
3 Mar 20:00: Profundidad recalculada de 7.4 a 10.2 km (de 4.6 a 6.3 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 1.8 km (1.1 mi) al ENE.
Update Wed, 3 Mar 2021, 16:27
Small 3.0 quake hits near Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA3.0 quake 3 Mar 6:17 am (GMT -10)
An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 occurred only 10 minutes ago 11 miles southeast of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
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.
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.
Earthquake data:
Fecha & hora: 3 Mar 2021 16:17:32 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021 06:17 (GMT -10)
Magnitud: 3
Profundidad: 10.2 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 19.30883°N / 155.80217°W

Volcán mas cercano: Maunaloa (29 km / 18 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
18 km al SSE de Honaunau-Napoopoo (pop: 2,570) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
27 km al N de Hawaiian Ocean View (pop: 4,440) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
36 km al ONO de Pāhala (pop: 1,360) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
38 km al SSE de Holualoa (Hawaii County) (pop: 8,540) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
50 km al SSE de Kalaoa (Hawaii County) (pop: 9,640) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
70 km al S de Waikoloa (pop: 4,810) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
81 km al S de Waimea (Hawaii County) (pop: 9,210) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
88 km al OSO de Hilo (pop: 43,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
297 km al SE de East Honolulu (pop: 49,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
309 km al SE de Honolulu (pop: 371,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
15.3°C (60 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from ENE
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)Clear Sky

Energía liberada estimada: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
3.0 | 10.2 km | 17 Km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii, USA | USGS |
3.0 | 7 km | ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII, USA | EMSC |
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