--- title: Earthquake Hits Hawaii as it Braces for Two Hurricanes description: A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit the Big Island as residents brace for two hurricanes canonical: https://time.com/3089255/hawaii-earthquake-hurricanes-extreme-weather/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-07T17:49:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:33:19.314Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Earthquake Hits Hawaii as Islands Brace for Two Hurricanes og:description: Local businesswoman says "locusts" may be next og:url: https://time.com/3089255/hawaii-earthquake-hurricanes-extreme-weather/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93aaa0342429fa3a/69869ebb1eebf76b1537229d/453260468.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Hawaii Braces For Multiple Hurricanes og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Earthquake Hits Hawaii as Islands Brace for Two Hurricanes twitter:description: Local businesswoman says "locusts" may be next twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93aaa0342429fa3a/69869ebb1eebf76b1537229d/453260468.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Earthquake Hits Hawaii as it Braces for Two Hurricanes by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Aug 7, 2014 5:49 PM CUT  In this handout provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from the GOES-East satellite, four separate weather system (L-R) Halong, Genevieve, Iselle, and Julio are tracked in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the United States In this handout provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from the GOES-East satellite, four separate weather system (L-R) Halong, Genevieve, Iselle, and Julio are tracked in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the United StatesGetty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Aug 7, 2014 5:49 PM CUT A 4.5-magnitude earthquake [rattled](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/hawaii-rattled-quake-hurricanes-near "undefined") Hawaii’s Big Island on Thursday morning just as residents prepare to weather twin hurricanes. There were no reports of damage yet, Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira [told](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/hawaii-rattled-quake-hurricanes-near "undefined") the Associated Press, and small quakes like this are “not uncommon.” “We felt a pretty good shake,” Joanna Cameron, owner of the Kohala Club Hotel, told TIME of the tremor at 6:24 a.m. local time. Cameron’s hotel is located close to the epicenter, [estimated](http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20140807%5FQuake%5Fshakes%5FWaimea%5Farea%5Fas%5FBig%5FIsland%5Fprepares%5Ffor%5FIselle.html "undefined") 7 miles from Waimea. She plans to keep the hotel open throughout the storm despite numerous cancellations and the closures of nearby schools and businesses. “We have an earthquake this morning,” she added. “Now the sun is coming out and we’ll have a hurricane at 4 p.m. No one is enjoying this.” Hurricane Iselle is [expected](http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricanes-iselle-julio-headed-hawaii-big-surf-dangerous/story?id=24878349 "undefined") to strike the Big Island on Thursday night, followed by Hurricane Julio. Hawaii hasn’t been directly hit by a hurricane in 22 years and, according to [ABC meteorologists](http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricanes-iselle-julio-headed-hawaii-big-surf-dangerous/story?id=24878349 "undefined"), this will be the first to ever impact the Big Island. When asked what’s next, Cameron replied: “Locusts.” _— Additional reporting by Jonathan D. 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