Magnitude 4.5 quake strikes off Big Island; no tsunami threat
A preliminary magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck off the coast of the Big Island but does not pose a tsunami threat to the islands.
The quake struck at 11:29 a.m., 56.3 miles north-northeast of Pa‘auilo on the Big Island at a depth of 9.5 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no tsunami is expected in a bulletin, but that some areas may have experienced shaking.
No serious injuries were immediately reported.