3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes the Big Island Just Now (UPDATED to 4.1 Magnitude)

Magnitude 3.9
Date-Time
  • Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 05:59:46 PM at epicenter
Location 18.950°N, 155.191°W
Depth 14.6 km (9.1 miles)
Region HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
Distances
  • 41 km (26 miles) SE (133°) from Pahala, HI
  • 44 km (27 miles) ESE (107°) from Naalehu, HI
  • 56 km (35 miles) S (175°) from Volcano, HI
  • 73 km (45 miles) SSW (204°) from Hawaiian Beaches, HI
  • 85 km (53 miles) S (188°) from Hilo, HI
  • 380 km (236 miles) SE (133°) from Honolulu, HI
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 1.9 km (1.2 miles); depth +/- 14.4 km (8.9 miles)
Parameters Nph= 55, Dmin=36 km, Rmss=0.12 sec, Gp=248°,
M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=1
Source
Event ID hv60434266

UPDATE:

Tsunami Information Earthquake Information
Message Time: 24 Nov 2012 06:03 pm HST
Message Num: 1
Message Text: click to read
Message Type: Local Tsunami Information Statement
Warning: none
Watch: none
ETAs / Obs: none
Preliminary (PTWC)
Origin Time: 24 Nov 2012 6:00 pm HST
Magnitude: 4.1 Ml
(reviewed by PTWC)
Latitude: 18.9° N
Longitude: 155.2° W
Depth:
Location: At Loihi Seamount South of the Big Island
More Info.: search the USGS NEIC catalog
hawaii.EQIHWX.2012.11.25.0403 map

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