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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory recorded a magnitude-4.9 earthquake on Monday, November 11, just before 6:36 a.m. HST.

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Epicenter of quake in Papua New Guinea Monday, May 6, 2019. This is a Civil Defense Earthquake Information message for 11:25 a.m., Monday, May 6, 2019. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has occurred near Papua New Guinea. There is NO TSUNAMI THREAT to the Island and State of Hawaii. You will be informed should conditions […]

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The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquake on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at 5:26 p.m. HST.

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 occurred in Samar, Philippines at 7:38 p.m. HST on Monday April 22 2019. Based on all available data there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.

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Three aftershocks were recorded within an hour of the earthquake, including a magnitude-3.0 event approximately 11 minutes following the mainshock. Additional aftershocks are expected.

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This is a Civil Defense Earthquake update message for 6 p.m., Saturday April 13, 2019. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports no Tsunami from the earthquake. Reports throughout the island report damage along some roadways. Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory reports no activity or change in status of the volcanoes on Hawaii Island.

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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI2146 UTC TUE APR 2 2019..PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT…PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS——————————— * MAGNITUDE      6.5 * ORIGIN TIME    2136 UTC APR 2 2019 * COORDINATES    52.0 NORTH  178.0 EAST * DEPTH          31 KM / 19 MILES * LOCATION       RAT ISLANDS  ALEUTIAN ISLANDS  ALASKAEVALUATION———- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.5 […]

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This is the same fault that was responsible for last May’s M6.9 earthquake.

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The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-5.5 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea Volcano’s south flank on Wednesday, March 13, at 12:55 a.m., HST.

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A 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred on Kilauea Volcano at 12:55 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019. No tsunami is expected from this quake. According to the USGS ‘Did you feel it?’ website the quake was felt throughout Hawaii Island.

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A webpage dedicated to Kīlauea eruption recovery is now live on the County site at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/kilauea-eruption-recovery

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has occurred in central Peru at 10:51 HST on Thursday, February 28, 2019. Based on all available data there is no tsunami threat because the earthquake is located too deep inside the earth.

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 occurred in the Peru-Ecuador border region at 12:17 a.m. HST on Friday, February 22, 2019. Based on all available data there is no tsunami threat because the earthquake is located too deep inside the earth.

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Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Hawaii small businesses of the March 14, 2019, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the Kilauea volcanic eruption and earthquakes that occurred May 3 – Aug. 17, 2018.

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