Friday, February 11, 2011

Small quake shakes Volcano for 2nd straight day ( Star Advertiser / Hawai News)

Small quake shakes Volcano for 2nd straight day


By Star-Advertiser staff


POSTED: 10:09 a.m. HST, Feb 10, 2011



A small earthquake shook the town of Volcano on the Big Island this morning.

The magnitude 3.6 quake struck at about 8:30 a.m. and was centered about 4 miles south of Volcano at a depth of about 2.6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

magnitude 3.2 quake shook the same area yesterday at about 1:08 p.m., according to the USGS. Yesterday's quake was centered about 5 miles south-southwest of Volcano at a depth of 1.9 miles.



A small earthquake shook the town of Volcano on the Big Island this morning.

The magnitude 3.6 quake struck at about 8:30 a.m. and was centered about 4 miles south of Volcano at a depth of about 2.6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A magnitude 3.2 quake shook the same area yesterday at about 1:08 p.m., according to the USGS. Yesterday's quake was centered about 5 miles south-southwest of Volcano at a depth of 1.9 miles.