A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck in the Kaiwi Channel off East Oahu and was widely felt across the island and Molokai this afternoon.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the small quake did not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at approximately 1:53 p.m. and was centered about 19 miles east-southeast of East Oahu and 14 miles west-northwest of Maunaloa, Molokai, at a depth of about 5 miles.

“Earthquakes in this region are not common, but have occurred occasionally over the past 200 years,” officials with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in summarizing the quake. “These earthquakes are caused by the flexure of the crust beneath the islands and the associated adjustments related to the weight of the islands.”

Some residents of East and Windward Oahu reported feeling a strong jolt in their homes and hearing a rumbling sound, while residents across Oahu also reported feeling slight tremors.

“Did You Feel It?” from the USGS. The quake’s self-reported online survey drew more than 200 immediate responses, mostly from East and Windward Oahu, but also from further afield such as Pearl City and Mililani.

HVO scientists said that “aftershocks are possible in the coming days to weeks.”