#4.6 Magnitude Earthquake

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes in deep ocean northeast of Maui; no tsunami threat

There is no tsunami threat to the Big Island or any of the Hawaiian Islands following a preliminary magnitude 4.6 earthquake that struck in deep ocean northeast of Maui. The quake occurred at 11:29 a.m. on Thursday.

USGS Releases Information on 4.6-M Quake

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded an offshore magnitude 4.6 earthquake southwest the Island of Hawai‘i on Thursday.