An magnitude-5.3 earthquake on the southern flank of Kilauea volcano shook the Big Island this morning.
An magnitude-5.3 earthquake on the southern flank of Kilauea volcano shook the Big Island this morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 7:01 a.m. temblor had a depth of about 5 miles and was centered about 11 miles southeast of Volcano.
No tsunami was generated and no damage was immediately reported.
As of 8:30 a.m., there were no reports of damage, according to USGS’ Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Kilauea’s south flank has seen 29 earthquakes above magnitude-4.0 during the past 25 years. Most are caused by abrupt motion of the volcano’s south flank, according to HVO.
Location and depth of today’s quake is consistent with a slip along or above the fault.