May 23, 2026

Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Hawaii’s Big Island; USGS Assessing Kilauea Volcano

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island of Hawaii late on Friday and the state's volcano observatory was assessing the Kilauea volcano, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. Kilauea, one of the world's most ...