UPDATED, 11:15 p.m. Monday, March 8

Residents along the Hamakua Coast and as far away as Kona felt the evening quake.

The 4.4M temblor was followed by at least two more in the area: a 1.9M at 6:38 p.m. and a 2.4M at 9:39 p.m.

No tsunami warnings or advisories were issued.

MEDIA RELEASE

A light earthquake occurred at 6:29:57 PM (HST) on Monday, March 8, 2010 .
The magnitude 4.4 event occurred 9 km (5 miles) SSW of Keanakolu.
The hypocentral depth is 31 km (19 miles).

For more information and to report that you felt this quake:
http://tux.wr.usgs.gov/Quakes/hv00036744.html

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
634 PM HST MON MAR 08 2010

TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT – LOCAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME – 0630 PM HST 08 MAR 2010
COORDINATES – 19.9 NORTH 155.4 WEST
LOCATION – IN THE HAMAKUA COAST REGION OF THE BIG ISLAND
MAGNITUDE – 5.0

EVALUATION

NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. REPEAT. NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER…SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SHAKING.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.