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Updated at 7:53 a.m., Friday, August 1, 2008

3.2 quake reported off Big Island early this morning

Advertiser Staff

A minor earthquake rumbled across the ocean floor northwest of the Big Island early this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The 1:25 a.m. quake was assigned a preliminary magnitude of 3.2.

No damage or injuries have been reported and no tsunami was triggered.

The quake was centered about 20 miles northwest of Hawi and about 9 miles beneath the earth's surface.