Hawaii County Civil Defense Media Release
At 10:20PM an earthquake occurred measuring 3.5 in magnitude approximately 8 miles South of Volcano Village on the slope of Kilauea. No tsunami has been generated. Thank you
USGS Report
A minor earthquake occurred at 10:19:59 PM (HST) on Monday, May 17, 2010 .
The magnitude 3.5 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) WNW of Ka`ena Point.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 7 miles).
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII Geographic coordinates: 19.317N, 155.216W Magnitude: 3.5 Mcd Depth: 11 km Universal Time (UTC): 18 May 2010 08:19:59 Time near the Epicenter: 17 May 2010 22:19:59 Local standard time in your area: 17 May 2010 21:19:59 Location with respect to nearby cities: 15 km (9 miles) S (172 degrees) of Volcano, HI 20 km (12 miles) SSW (208 degrees) of Fern Forest, HI 23 km (14 miles) SSW (210 degrees) of Eden Roc, HI 45 km (28 miles) SSW (198 degrees) of Hilo, HI 351 km (218 miles) SE (129 degrees) of Honolulu, HI
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