Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i): earthquake swarm near summit caldera
Fri, 23 Oct 2020, 16:18 | BY: T
Location of today's quakes (red) near the summit of Kilauea volcano
So far, almost 50 quakes of magnitudes between 1.7 and 3.0 have been recorded by USGS, at shallow depths mostly around 2-3 km.
Whether the quakes are related to magmatic processes or are purely tectonic in origin is unclear; USGS has not yet commented on the events. The largest tremor, a magnitude 3.0 quake 9 Km WSW at 1.43 am local time, was felt by some residents of Volcano village.
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