5.0 Earthquake struck Hawaii reported on 3.8.10 - 4.4 - 4.5 actual magnitude

[Hawaii]

-------Conflicting reports of Monday's earthquake magnitude in Hawaii----------

As I was in chat tonight listening to the show the Emergency Broadcast System came on the TV.  It was a civil emergency. An 5.0 earthquake struck the Big Island of Hawaii.

Here is the story:

An earthquake was felt by residents all over Hawaii Island at around 6:30 pm on Monday evening.

Hawaii County Civil Defense relayed the message from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which estimated the earthquake at a 5.0 magnitude, saying that no tsunami was generated by the event.

Preliminary information from the USGS measured the magnitude at 4.4, and showed the earthquake was basically centered under the inactive Mauna Kea volcano, located about 5 miles SSW of Keanakolu, and 7 miles ENE of the Mauna Kea summit. The earthquake occurred at a hypocentral depth of 19 miles.

4.4 Earthquake rumbles under Mauna Kea on Hawaii
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2010/03/08/earthquake-rumbles-under-mauna-kea-on-hawaii/

5.0 quake rattles Big Island area
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20100309_50_quake_rattles_Big_Island_area.html

Posted on 3.9.10

The quake was reported ranging in the 4.5 to 5.0 magnitude range and triggered the Hawaiin Island audio alert system.
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978092187

Big Island jolted by 4.5 quake
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100309/NEWS0101/3090335/Big+Island+jolted+by+4.5+quake

U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports 4.4
http://tux.wr.usgs.gov/Quakes/quakes.big.html