Hawaii: A powerful earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck the Big Island of Hawaii. According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the earthquake hit near the Kilauea volcano at a depth of 1.6km below sea level. The authority said that the earthquake and a magnitude 3.0 aftershock were not related to volcanic activity.
‘Aftershocks will likely continue, some large enough to be felt locally. We see no detectable changes in activity at Kilauea as a result of these earthquakes,’ the observatory said. No damage or injury was reported and no tsunami risk was recorded.
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The Big Island has experienced numerous large damaging or potentially damaging earthquakes. On average, the Big Island experiences 1 earthquake with magnitude greater than 5.0 each year-and-a-half. Of these, 1 earthquake about every 6 years has a magnitude greater than 6.0.
Earlier, a low-intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Fullerton area in the Orange County in California. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred less than a mile from Anaheim, 1 mile from Placentia, 2 miles from Brea and 2 miles from La Habra. No casualties or damage to property has been reported so far.
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