The quake hit Hawaii’s Big Island, and registered at magnitude-5.3, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It struck on Saturday at 5pm local time (Sunday 4am BST), with a depth of eight miles (14km). The major tremor was followed by a few smaller aftershocks, but has been quiet for most of Sunday.
Is there a tsunami warning in place?
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no tsunami was generated by the quake.
The evaluation said: “No tsunami is expected. Repeat, no tsunami is expected. However, some areas may have experienced strong shaking.”
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Where did the quake strike?
The earthquake struck in the Hualalai region of Big Island, about eight miles (14km) northwest of the town Kalaoa
The exact coordinates of the epicentre are 19.8 north, 156.1 west.
What was the impact?
Hawaii Electric Light tweeted that roughly 3,300 customers were without power in the Paniolo Drive and Waimea side of Waikoloa, but it was restored within hours of the quake.
No serious injuries have been reported, but the earthquake did cause some serious rockfalls.
According to Civil Defense officials, the quake caused a large boulder to come down on Highway 19-Queen Kaahumanu at the Hapuna Junction.
There was also a rockfall reported on Highway 11 near the 100 and 110 mile markers.
None of Hawaii’s volcanoes have been reported as affected, according to the USGS.
Hawaii Island resident Grace Emanuel from Holualoa was outside gardening when the rumbling began.
She said: “I heard it before I felt it. Everything started shaking.
“I looked up and my entire house was shaking back and forth. I thought, wow this is huge.”
Civil defence officials say there are no major road closures and only reports of minor damage in some area homes.