“Most earthquakes in this region are caused by movement of the south flank of Kīlauea. The location, depth, and waveforms recorded as part of today’s earthquake are consistent with slip along south flank faults,” the HVO reports.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Hawaii’s ongoing Kīlauea Halemaʻumaʻu Volcano erupted sustaining lava fountains approximately 400 feet in height.

More damaging than the earthquake was the fatal tsunami that swept the island’s shores shortly afterwards. Campers at Halape, on the south coast in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, were awakened by the shaking and by rockfalls from the pali above that the shaking triggered.

Volcanic gas emissions have greatly decreased. Lava flows from this episode on the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu within the southern part of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) may continue to exhibit slow movement or incandescence as they cool and solidify over the coming days, according to the latest event recap.

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