Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes near Hawaii

June 05, 2013 09:30 am | Updated 09:30 am IST - Hawaii

The U.S. Geological Survey is revising the magnitude of an earthquake off the southeast coast of Hawaii to 5.3.

Tuesday afternoon’s earthquake was centered about 55 kilometres southeast of Pahala on the Big Island, at a depth of about 40 kilometres. Officials say it’s not expected to generate a tsunami.

The USGS reported earlier that the quake’s magnitude was 5.6.

People as far away as Maui and Oahu reported weak shaking to the USGS. The Oahu Department of Emergency Management says some areas may have experienced strong shaking.

Kevin Dayton, the executive assistant to the mayor, says he felt a large jolt in the county building in Hilo.

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