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Small earthquake strikes off Big Island’s east coast
HONOLULU (AP) — A magnitude-4.1 earthquake hit off the coast of the 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 the town of Hawaiian Beaches on the island’s east coast.
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 no significant hazard. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat and that the quake had no effect on Kilauea Volcano.