Magnitude-6.1 earthquake and aftershocks southwest of the Island of Hawai‘i
HILO, Hawaii : A 6.1 magnitude
earthquake struck off the coast of the Big Island in Hawaii on Sunday, rattling residents and causing items to fall
off shelves. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a depth of nearly 11
miles. The National Weather Service in Honolulu says there is no tsunami
threat. Residents of Oahu reported feeling the shaking. No injuries were immediately
reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
(HVO) recorded this offshore magnitude initially as -6.2 earthquake southwest of the Island of
Hawai‘i on Sunday, October 10, at 11:48 a.m
According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, there is
no tsunami threat from this earthquake.
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