03-13-2019, 02:20 AM
My German Shepherds started barking and woke me up right before the quake.
USGS - “It was not the result of any volcanic activity," said Brian Shiro, seismic network manager for the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. "We think it’s due to continued settling and southward movement of that part of the island, which is normal. This looks like a purely tectonic phenomenon just movement along a fault.”
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/03/13/...ig-island/
So no worries about lava, just the Hilina Slump moving!
Added link: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/171/data/c...tml/24.htm
USGS - “It was not the result of any volcanic activity," said Brian Shiro, seismic network manager for the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. "We think it’s due to continued settling and southward movement of that part of the island, which is normal. This looks like a purely tectonic phenomenon just movement along a fault.”
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/03/13/...ig-island/
So no worries about lava, just the Hilina Slump moving!
Added link: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/171/data/c...tml/24.htm