A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck 3 miles from Volcano in Hawaii Wednesday morning, according to the USGS.
The event occurred around 8:30 a.m. local time in the summit region of Kilauea—epicenter of the event was 25 miles from Hilo, Hawaii.
No tsunami threat is expected, officials said.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0831 AM HST 16 MAY 2018
COORDINATES – 19.4 NORTH 155.3 WEST
LOCATION – IN THE SUMMIT REGION OF KILAUEA
VOLCANO
MAGNITUDE – 4.2.
EVALUATION.
NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. REPEAT. NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED.— Hawaii EMA (@Hawaii_EMA) May 16, 2018
In early May 2018, hundreds of small earthquakes were detected on Kīlauea’s East rift zone, leading officials to issue evacuation warnings. On May 3, 2018, the volcano erupted in lower Puna after a 5.0 earthquake earlier in the day, causing evacuations of the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions.
A seemingly related 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred on May 4. By May 9, 27 houses had been destroyed in Leilani Estates.
