By KATIE SEWELL
HAWAII has been hit by a 4.9-magnitude earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
An earthquake was reported at 6.36am local time on Monday morning. The quake occurred 16 miles from Waimea, Hawaii.
The quake was centred about 16 miles from Hilo.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of some 20 miles.
A quake between 4-4.9 in magnitude is classed as a light earthquake.
The USGS received reports from more than 1,000 people who said they had felt the quake.
However, the Hawaii Police Department said it had not received any reports of damage.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said there was no threat of a tsunami following the quake.
The quake was reportedly too small and too far inland to generate a tsunami.
Over the past 10 days, there have been two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or above nearby to the latest spot hit in Hawaii.
Earthquake activity in the region isn’t rare, with thousands of earthquakes happening every year in Hawaii.
The USGS’s Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) explains the earthquakes in Hawaii are “caused by eruptive processes within the active volcanoes or by deep structural adjustments due to the weight of the islands on Earth’s underlying crust.”
While some of the earthquakes are strong enough to be felt, many go undetected by people.
The majority of earthquakes happen on the Island of Hawaii, especially in the southern districts.
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