Moderate earthquake shakes island state of Hawaii

The earth shook in Hawaii on Sunday evening. The strength was given as 6.2. There have been no damage or injuries so far, local media reported.

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the US island state of Hawaii late Sunday evening (local time). The center of the quake was south of the coast of the main island of Big Island at a depth of 35 kilometers, said the US earthquake monitoring station USGS. The tremors were felt across the island. According to the strength, small damage to houses is possible.

According to local media reports, there was initially no information regarding actual damage. Experts said the quake had no impact on the Big Island’s Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes. There was no tsunami warning. As a result, there were several followingshocks.

The island of Hawaii is the youngest island in a volcanic chain that stretches approximately 5,500 kilometers across the northern Pacific. The chain of islands results from a source of magma that rises deep beneath the crust.

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