Magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattles Hawaii's Kilauea following volcano's 37th eruptive episode

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii – A magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled Hawaii's Kilauea volcano conscionable earlier midnight, section clip connected Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

USGS officials wrote connected societal media that the quake was centered connected the volcano's confederate flank but small to nary harm is expected.

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Magnitude 4.6 earthquake shakes Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.

(FOX Weather)

The quake happened conscionable a fewer minutes aft Kilauea's 37th eruptive occurrence came to an end, which saw implicit 9 hours of sustained lava fountaining, according to volcano monitors.

Lava fountains are fundamentally jets of lava ejected precocious into the air.

According to the USGS, Kilauea, 1 of the world's astir progressive volcanoes, has undergone a bid of predominant eruptions since December 2024, with this astir caller occurrence opening astir 2:30 p.m. section clip connected Tuesday.

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