International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1341543
Event time 2025-04-03 05:23:09 (UTC)
Local time 2025-04-03 15:23:09 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-04-03 05:29:58 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.4
Depth 41.7 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent North-America
Country USA
Administration area Hawaii
Nearest settlement Black Sands
Distance 15 km
Course SSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Hilo (48.75 km), Honuapo (58.68 km)
Nearest airports
Hilo International Airport (47.35 km), Bradshaw Army Airfield (74.73 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Kilauea volcano (29.56 km), Loihi volcano (48.34 km), Mauna Loa volcano (62.97 km), Mauna Kea volcano (73.78 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.