Initial reports indicate no impact to Kīlauea following earthquakes in East Hawai‘i

A 3.7-magnitude earthquake rattled East Hawai‘i at 9:40 a.m., according to preliminary reports from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Two additional quakes, measuring at a magnitude of 3.4, were also reported.

The initial quake was about 9 miles south of Volcano. Residents reported feeling the tumbler in Hilo. USGS reported the two tumblers following were about 7 to 8 miles south of Volcano.

There is no reported impact to Kīlauea as of now.

According to officials at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the quakes weren’t magma-related, adding they were south of the recent intrusion of Kīlauea, located along the volcano’s south flank.

Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone unrest has ended after four days of earthquakes.

From July 22-25, four strong pulses clustered between Pauahi Crater and Maunaulu, represented stages in emplacement of an intrusive dike beneath this area. The upper East Rift Zone intrusion and unrest had more than 1,500 detected earthquakes, including 30 earthquakes magnitude-3 or greater.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.