Hawaii, an Island Paradise with Gentle Breezes, and the Occasional Earthquake

"Earthquake jolts Big Island"
Hawaii247.org (April 21, 2009)

"A 4.2 magnitude earthquake jolted the Big Island Tuesday at 4:58 p.m. The epicenter was in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park...." (2009 April 22 02:58:09 UTC)

That's a significant quake. This notification was all I could find about it at the moment.

Thanks to bnsullivan on Twitter, for providing the URL - and the heads-up.

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UPDATE (April 22, 2009)

bnsullivan left a comment, which updates this post:

"FYI, I have not heard of any damage caused by yesterday's quake, but it was unsettling as it came just a week after a 5.0 magnitude quake in nearly the same spot. That is making everyone edgy.

We are accustomed to the ones that amount to no more than a little jiggle, but larger ones are another story. (We had a 6.8 a couple of years ago that did substantial damage.)

Here is a web page run by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory that monitors Recent Earthquakes in Hawaii."

Thanks, Bobbi