Volcano warning after 'wild' 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Hawaii
An urgent volcano review has been launched after a huge earthquake rocked Hawaii overnight.
The 6.0-magnitude quake struck around 3.7 miles south of Honauna on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Its epicenter was at a depth of 14 miles, along the western side of Mauna Loa.
Experts are now assessing the active Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, which has been erupting since December 2024, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Just hours before the quake, experts from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory predicted that the volcano would erupt in just days, between May 24 and 27.
Luckily, a tsunami was not triggered by the earthquake, but residents reported that they felt “shaking” across the island.
The earthquake hit at 9.46pm local time and was then followed by a smaller 3.2 magnitude earthquake just minutes later.
One resident said: “I was in the kitchen and the entire apartment just started shaking.”
Another resident said the “terrifying” effects of the quake felt “like something out of a movie".
She said: “My son was crawling on the floor, so my mum had to stand over my son and shield him because all the glass was coming out of the cabinets and falling on the floor.
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“So she literally was getting hit by all of our dishes and trying to protect my son.”
She fled her home during the earthquake, but returned to find a scene of devastation.
She continued: “Everything is on the floor.
"Glass is broken.
“All of our cabinets are open, our toilet cracked, armoire with our clothes, shelves, drawers, it just, it’s on its side and just toppled over.”
The HVO said: “The depth, location, and recorded seismic waves of the earthquake suggest that it was caused by stress due to bending of the oceanic plate from the weight of the Hawaiian island chain.”
They have warned residents to be prepared for more aftershocks.
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