Earthquake jolts Honolulu

[exoflare]

Just within the last hour, apparently.

usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-02-24-hawaii-earthquake_N.htm

The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.3 temblor struck at 2:12 p.m. on Thursday about 80 miles southeast of Honolulu. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

 

[Dale_M]

Is this out of the ordinary for Hawaii? I see the big island had a 3.0 quake yesterday. On the other hand, in California quakes of 3.0-3.5 magnitude are pretty much a daily occurrence.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/quakes_big.php

 

[manygift1spirit]

I would think the Big Island would be very prone to earthquakes, being on top of one of the world’s most active volcanoes, or actually, being constructed out of one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

But Honolulu would be less so I would think. Then again the (formerly thought extinct) volcano on Maui (island between Big Island and Honolulu) surprised everyone by erupting about 10 years ago.

Frankly I’ve always thought Honolulu faces a worse risk from tsunamis coming out of earthquake-prone Indonesia or Chili.

Intersting nonetheless.