HILO, Hawaii (AP) – The United States Geological Survey says a 4.3-magnitude earthquake has struck near Kilauea volcano on the Big Island.
USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin says the report still has to be confirmed by a seismologist, but the monitoring station that picked it up is generally accurate.
According to the USGS, the quake struck at 3:52 a.m. Friday about five miles west of Kilauea and 24 miles southwest of Hilo.
The area has seen a swarm of small earthquakes over the last few days. A police dispatcher in Hilo said she had not received any reports of damage.
Baldwin said since the earthquake struck on land, there was no tsunami danger.
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