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Magnitude 3.9 quake rattles Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

COURTESY USGS
                                The earthquake occurred at 5:04 p.m. in the Kaoiki region of the Big Island.

COURTESY USGS

The earthquake occurred at 5:04 p.m. in the Kaoiki region of the Big Island.

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake shook Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake was centered about 15 miles west-northwest of Volcano at a depth of about 1.7 miles at 5:04 p.m.

There was no tsunami threat from the quake, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which listed the magnitude at 4.1.

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