A magnitude-3.8 earthquake was recorded early Wednesday near Loihi Seamount. ADVERTISING A magnitude-3.8 earthquake was recorded early Wednesday near Loihi Seamount. According to the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the earthquake occurred at 3:10 a.m. about 2.5 miles northwest
A magnitude-3.8 earthquake was recorded early Wednesday near Loihi Seamount.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the earthquake occurred at 3:10 a.m. about 2.5 miles northwest of the volcano’s summit. It had a registered depth of 26.5 miles.
It is the second earthquake with a magnitude greater than 3.0 to strike the Loihi area. On March 17, a magnitude-3.1 earthquake was recorded about 11.5 miles north-northwest of Loihi Seamount.
Neither prompted an information statement from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
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