[Rockhounds] Hilo earthquake

[Kitty & Bill Heacox]

Hi List,

[I wrote the following at 1:30pm PST but computer service went down]

About an hour ago I was jolted at my chair by a brief but a bit 
alarming earthquake.  It turns out it was up the coast about 10 miles 
north of Hilo at mag. 3.7.

see:

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/STORE/X25053_07/ciim_display.html

No damage except to my nerves, which are a bit tight after the big 
one last October.  Oddly there were 26 reports as of a few minutes 
ago from people who felt it in Hilo, but 33 reports from Waimea 
(listed as Kamuela, the name of the Post Office), which is 60 miles 
away.  That may be because the smaller towns closer to the quake are 
more rural and people may be less likely to report a quake via computer.

Aloha, Kitty