A minor earthquake occurred at 9:39:28 AM (HST) on Sunday, October 3, 2010 .
The magnitude 3.9 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) W of Pahala.
The hypocentral depth is 36 km (22 miles).
More info here: http://tux.wr.usgs.gov/Quakes/hv60182771.html
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
946 AM HST SUN OCT 03 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 – 0939 AM HST 03 OCT 2010
COORDINATES – 19.2 NORTH 155.5 WEST
LOCATION – ON THE SOUTHEASTERN FLANK OF MAUNA LOA
MAGNITUDE – 4.0
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.
here in Hawi (Hawai’i) @ 700′ level, I felt it.
9:39am. was lying on the floor of my hale
& the hale shook twice very fast . . .
Felt it here in Honaunau too
Was watching tv here in Discovery Harbour near Naalehu & felt the couch shuddering.
felt it in Ocean View mauka too
felt it give one strong jolt, thought the termites had stopped holding hands in my shack…
Felt two good shakes here in Holualoa