4.7-magnitude earthquake rattles Hawaii Island amid busy week of seismic activity

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii Island early Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Authorities confirmed there was no tsunami threat.

The quake happened at 12:52 a.m. south of Fern Forest, at a depth of four miles below sea level.

“Most earthquakes in this region are caused by abrupt motion of Kilauea volcano’s south flank, which moves to the southeast over the oceanic crust,” said the U.S. Geological Survey. “The location, depth, and waveforms recorded as part of today’s earthquake are consistent with slip along faults related to the south flank detachment fault.”

HVO said while there is no impact to either Kilauea or Mauna Loa volcano, geologists are continuing to monitor for any changes. They added that aftershocks are possible in the coming days to weeks.

USGS’ “Did You Feel It?” page reported more than 300 responses within the first hour.

Some people on Molokai, Oahu and even Kauai reported that they experienced some shaking.

This comes amid a busy week of seismic activity in the area.

In an 8-hour span early Tuesday, about 200 quakes were monitored.

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