Hawaii Earthquakes: No Damage Reported

by NowPublic Staff | February 24, 2011 at 04:51 pm
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Hawaii Earthquakes: 3.3 and 3.6 on Richter Scale

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Hawaii Earthquakes: USGS Map Detail

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Two earthquakes struck Hawaii with 7 seconds of each other. One measured 3.6 on the Richter scale, and struck 2 miles from Waimanalo. The second Hawaii earthquake struck 28 miles from Lanai City.

The two earthquakes' epicenters were 6 and 80 miles from Honolulu, respectively. The tremors were felt across Oahu. So far, no reports of injury or damage have been reported. The earthquakes struck at 2:12pm on February 24 local time, which was 4:12pm  PT/7:12pm ET.

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