Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: There is no tsunami threat to the US state of Hawaii after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 12 km south of Honaunau-Napoopoo on Hawaii’s Big Island, authorities have said.
The earthquake struck at 9:46 pm local time on May 23, and the epicentre, with a depth of 22.4 kilometres, was initially determined to be at 19.34 degrees north latitude and 155.84 degrees west longitude, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
“The earthquake was widely felt across the Hawaiian Islands … There are no apparent impacts to Mauna Loa or Kilauea volcanoes,” said the USGS in a statement.
Several small aftershocks have occurred and may continue in the coming days, reports Xinhua news agency, quoting the US Geological Survey.
Moderate earthquakes are common in Hawaii. Over the past 50 years, 36 other earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater have struck within 100 kilometres of the quake.
