Small Quake Jolts Southern Part of Hawaii’s Big Island
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit the island of Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed.
The earthquake hit at 5:59 p.m. local time on Monday. Its epicenter was 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Pahala, a town with a population of about 1,300 in the southern part of the island.
The USGS says the earthquake had a depth of about 5 miles (8 kilometers).
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