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Morning 3.8 magnitude quake shakes Pahala Wednesday (April 14)

A minor earthquake occurred at 7:37:58 AM (HST) on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 .
The magnitude 3.8 event occurred 4 km (2 miles) W of Pahala.
The hypocentral depth is 38 km (24 miles).

TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
742 AM HST WED APR 14 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 – 0738 AM HST 14 APR 2010
COORDINATES – 19.2 NORTH 155.5 WEST
LOCATION – ON THE SOUTHEASTERN FLANK OF MAUNA LOA
MAGNITUDE – 3.8

EVALUATION

NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. REPEAT. NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED.

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

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