- The epicenter was near Pahala on the south side of the Big Island.
- The shaking was felt about 200 miles away in Honolulu.
- There was no threat of a tsunami.
An earthquake shook Hawaii residents and visitors on Friday.
The epicenter of the quake was near the town of Pahala on the Big Island of Hawaii, about 210 miles southeast of Honolulu. The area is adjacent to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The quake was 6 miles deep, according to the US Geological Service. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami was not expected.
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The earthquake's magnitude was initially 6.3, but it was later reduced to 5.7.
There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.
Shaking was reported across the Big Island and on Maui, the next major island to the north.
“We have a lot of old wooden farmhouses, so it was shaking very loudly,” Julia Neal, the owner of the old wooden farmhouses, told the Associated Press.
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People there felt the big time, but there was no damage, said Derek Nelson, restaurant manager of the Kona Canoe Club in the Kona community on the west side of the Big Island.
“I mean it shook us so hard it shook some of our knees a little bit. It shook all the windows in the village,” Nelson said.
People in Honolulu also reported the shaking, including Big Island Mayor Mitch Roth, who was in Honolulu for a cardiologist appointment.
“Suddenly I felt like I was dizzy,” Roth said.
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is home to two of the most active volcanoes in the world, Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Kilauea volcano last erupted in September. Mauna Loa volcano last erupted in November 2022.
A volcanic eruption spewed out fountains of lava.
The USGS tracked an uptick in seismic activity around Kilauea between January 27 and February 3. She said the volcano had not erupted, but noted that it could do so without warning.
Thousands of earthquakes occur each year in the state of Hawaii, but most are so small that they go unnoticed by the general public and are only detected using specialized seismic equipment.
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