A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled Hawaii Island (Big Island) this past Sunday, but no injuries or damages were reported. There were also a number of small aftershocks, but again, no damages were reported.
The quake struck beneath the south flank of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at 4:36 p.m. at a depth of five miles, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 25 miles south of Hilo and 220 miles southeast of Honolulu.
According to the National Weather Service, there is no tsunami threat for any of the Hawaiian Islands. The quake was initially measured at magnitude-5.0, but it was adjusted to magnitude-4.7 after a seismologist’s review.
The quake struck near the so-called Holei Pali area of Kilauea’s south flank has had 16 earthquakes of magnitude-4.5 or greater in the past 50 years — eight of them since 1983, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spokeswoman Janet Babb said in a statement Sunday night.
Earthquakes in Hawaii are actually pretty common, with most people not being able to really detect them, however this one was a bit stronger than some others have been so it raised a little concern.
Either way, as of right now no injuries and no damages are reported, so it looks as though we sidestepped anything really bad this time around.
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