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Hawaii: **More than 100 earthquakes in a swarm that started early
Wednesday morning**continues between Kilauea and Mauna Loa Volcanoes*
Reported by: Ron Mizutani
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Hawaii Island early Friday morning.
The tremor was centered three miles from Kilauea volcano and is the
largest of more than 100 earthquakes in a swarm that started early
Wednesday morning. Hawaii Island residents were awakened at 3:52 a.m.
by the sound of books falling to the floor.
"This is the kind of event when you feel it, you feel like a truck just
hit your house and it's a fairly quick jolt and then it's gone," says
Wes Thelen, the Seismic Network Manager for the U.S. Geological Survey's
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. "But that quick jolt can obviously knock
things off shelves and rattle dishes pretty loudly."
Scientists say the 4.3 magnitude earthquake was about 24 miles southwest
of Hilo. It came nearly seven hours after a 4.1 magnitude quake struck
the same area last night.
"Both quakes were felt island wide," says Thelen.
And both struck on land so there was no tsunami danger.
Staff at the USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory reported small ceiling
fixtures being dislodged.
Scientists say other than a small rock fall in an active vent within
Halema'uma'u Crater at the summit of Kilauea, there were no immediate
reports of damage.
The earthquakes are located along a fault near the boundary between
Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes. The area has seen previous seismic
swarms in 1990, '93, '97 and 2006.
"Each of those swarms had magnitude 4's associated with them," says
Thelen. "The fault that this is occuring on really isn't capable of a
much larger event. It would have to be another structure, deeper."
Scientists say seismic swarms sometimes signal a shift in the
decades-old eruption in Kilauea's east rift zone but so far monitoring
networks have not shown any changes.
"We haven't seen any indication that the magma system at Kilauea or at
Mauna Loa has changed at all with respect to these earthquakes," says
Thelen.
When asked if the increased activity has had an affect on animals?
"I have not received any reports," says Thelen. "There are stories that
people tell and such that indicate that there may be some connection but
it's never been proven scientifically."
Scientists believe this latest swarm could continue for several days.
The last one in 2006, lasted nearly three weeks.

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Moderate earthquakes rattle Kilauea as swarm continues


By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 10:25 p.m. HST, Feb 23, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 03:24 p.m. HST, Feb 24, 2012

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake rattled the summit of Kilauea early this morning, continuing a swarm of small tremors shaking the region since Wednesday.

The earthquake, recorded at 3:53 a.m., was centered near the summit of Kilauea. It is the largest of more than 100 small quakes in a swarm that began two days ago.

USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin said since the earthquake struck on land, there was no tsunami danger.

On Thursday night a magnitude 4.1 earthquake was also felt on Hawaii island. That earthquake, which hit at 9:11 p.m., was centered 5 miles west of Volcano at a depth of 3.2 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The shaking was felt up to 75 miles away in Waikoloa, according to the USGS. A flurry of small temblors were recorded after the 4.1 magnitude quake.

On Wednesday, USGS officials said a swarm of more than 60 small, shallow quakes — the strongest measuring magnitude 3.2 — were recorded in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Swarms of small quakes have been recorded before in the area and sometimes signal a shift in the eruption of the east rift of the volcano, they said.

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