Earthquakes shake Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano during unrest, cause minor damage
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foxnews.comA magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit the largest active volcano on the planet on Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey said two moderate quakes occurred beneath the southern end of the island of Hawaii at 9:07 a.m.
local time. A magnitude 4.6 earthquake was slightly offshore and south of Pāhala and the 5.0 struck 24 seconds later beneath Highway 11.
The seismic events were followed by a string of aftershocks. While most were less than magnitude 3.0, larger ones reached up to magnitude 4.0.
The USGS said aftershocks could continue for several days to weeks and might be large enough to be felt. A nearly deserted beach at the edge on an old Mauna Loa lava flow is viewed on Dec.
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