VOLCANO WATCH: What Caused The Magnitude-6 Earthquake in South Kona?

One week ago, a magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook the State of Hawaiʻi, causing particular damage in the South Kona region. This past Wednesday, Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda signed an emergency proclamation, after the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense received more than 200 damage reports. Of those, eight homes were considered destroyed and another 85 properties were listed as sustaining major damage, County officials stated.

VOLCANO WATCH: What Caused The Magnitude-6 Earthquake in South Kona?. One week ago, a magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook the State of Hawaiʻi, causing particular damage in the South Kona region. This past Wednesday, Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda signed an emergency proclamation, after the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense received more than 200 damage reports. Of those, eight homes were considered destroyed and another 85 properties were listed as sustaining major damage, County officials stated. In this week’s Volcano Watch article, U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates wrote about the cause of the earthquake, and how government agencies responded: More than 7,000 people across the State of Hawaii submitted “Did You Feel It?” (DYFI) reports to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) after the magnitude-6 eart...