(Aanchal Digest June 2018)The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says there have been nearly 500 earthquakes in the last couple of days. The tremors are caused by magma flowing through the east rift zone from Highway 130, all the way past the town of Kapoho.(Aanchal Digest June 2018)
"To have these go for two days, it has now become unnerving,"(Aanchal Digest June 2018) said Carol Shepard, a Leilani Estates resident.
Aanchal Digest June 2018
The quakes were mostly 2.0 magnitude -(Aanchal Digest June 2018)- small, but enough to keep Shepard awake all night."I would say one a minute and it'd be like the house would shake it'd be like somebody that weighs 300 pounds came in my living room and jumped up and down," she said.(Aanchal Digest June 2018)
Hawaii County Civil Defense is (Aanchal Digest June 2018) asking residents in lower Puna, which includes Nanawale, Leilani, and Kapoho, to be alert for any updates, in case there is an eruption. Several agencies are already getting evacuation shelters ready, and making sure the roads to get to them are clear. Residents are also asked to be prepared.
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Kua O Ka La Public Charter School in Pahoa was closed today because of the earthquakes, and will also be closed tomorrow. Geologists say it doesn't necessarily mean that an eruption is imminent but...
"With the number of earthquakes and the migration down the rift zone it does merit vigilance and due diligence to prepare for the possibility of an eruption," said Janet Babb, the geologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.