HILO (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 rattled a wide area of Hawaii on Saturday but caused no significant damage or injuries, officials said. HILO (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 rattled
HILO (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 rattled a wide area of Hawaii on Saturday but caused no significant damage or injuries, officials said.
The quake was “widely felt” throughout the islands, said Dale Grant, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
The agency’s website received more than 600 responses on its “Did You Feel It?” link within an hour after the tremor.
The quake hit a little before 11 a.m., less than a mile from the community of Honomu, about 10 miles northwest of Hilo, the USGS reported.
People as far away as Honolulu, about 200 miles to the northwest, reported feeling the quake.
A dispatcher at the Hawaii County Police Department said authorities received a “couple of calls” about the shake but did not get any requests for officers to respond.
Earthquakes are common in the area, according to the USGS, which added that none of the recent quakes have had any noticeable impact on the continuing eruption of Kilauea Volcano.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement saying no tsunami was expected to be generated from the earthquake.
