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HONOLULU (AP) — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit off the coast of Big Island.
HONOLULU (AP) — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit off the coast of Big Island.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaii Volcano Observatory says the earthquake struck at 8:35 p.m. Friday about 66 miles northeast of Hawaiian Beaches.
The agency reports that about 100 people on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai and Oahu said they felt the earthquake.
Brian Shiro, the agency’s seismic network manager, says the earthquake was likely caused by the bending of the oceanic plate from the weight of the island. He says it does not pose a significant hazard. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat and that the quake had no effect on Kilauea Volcano.