Two earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 3.0 rattled areas of the Big Island early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The first earthquake, a magnitude-3.3, occurred at 12:16 a.m. Hawaii time and was located about 10.6 miles north-northeast of Kawaihae, according to the survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. It had a registered depth of 16 miles.
At 3:23 a.m., a magnitude-4.5 earthquake was recorded in the Kona area, according to the observatory. The earthquake had a registered depth of 6.2 miles and was centered 10.1 miles north-northwest of Kailua-Kona, in the Hualalai region.
By 8:15 a.m. Sunday, 217 residents reporting having felt the magnitude-4.5 temblor, according to the USGS “Did you feel it?” website. Most of the felt reports were posted by residents in Kailua-Kona (147) and Waimea (24). The temblor was felt as far away as Oahu.
Twenty-three people reported feeling the 12:16 a.m. earthquake; more than half of those reports came from residents in the Waimea area.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center listed the 3:23 a.m. earthquake as a magnitude-4.1, and said no tsunami was triggered by the earthquake.