4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Wakes Up Big Island Residents… Including Me!

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Damon

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Magnitude 4.3
Date-Time
  • Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 04:37:18 AM at epicenter
Location 19.337°N, 155.066°W
Depth 9 km (5.6 miles)
Region ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
Distances
  • 16 km (10 miles) SSE (156°) from Fern Forest, HI
  • 18 km (11 miles) SSE (167°) from Eden Roc, HI
  • 20 km (12 miles) S (173°) from Fern Acres, HI
  • 29 km (18 miles) SW (215°) from Hawaiian Beaches, HI
  • 41 km (26 miles) S (177°) from Hilo, HI
  • 362 km (225 miles) SE (127°) from Honolulu, HI
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.8 km (0.5 miles); depth +/- 0.4 km (0.2 miles)
Parameters Nph= 55, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Gp=180°,
M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=1
Source
Event ID hv60447191

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Big Island Earthquake Upgraded to 4.3 Magnitude – No Tsunami Generated

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Damon

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 4.3
Date-Time
Location 18.952°N, 155.192°W
Depth 16.9 km (10.5 miles)
Region HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
Distances
  • 41 km (26 miles) SE (133°) from Pahala, HI
  • 43 km (27 miles) ESE (107°) from Naalehu, HI
  • 56 km (34 miles) S (175°) from Volcano, HI
  • 73 km (45 miles) SSW (204°) from Hawaiian Beaches, HI
  • 85 km (52 miles) S (188°) from Hilo, HI
  • 380 km (236 miles) SE (133°) from Honolulu, HI
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 1.1 km (0.7 miles); depth +/- 13.3 km (8.3 miles)
Parameters Nph= 65, Dmin=36 km, Rmss=0.12 sec, Gp=245°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=2
Source
Event ID hv60434266

 

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