Stronger quake, magnitude 6.0, hits Hawaii close to erupting volcano: USGS
The Kilauea Volcano's Pu'u 'O'o crater is seen in this aerial image after the volcano erupted following a series of earthquakes over the last couple of days, in Hawaii, U.S., May 3, 2018. Picture taken May 3, 2018. USGS/Handout via REUTERS
(Reuters) - Hawaii's Big Island, where Kilauea volcano has been spewing lava into residential areas, was hit by a series of earthquakes on Friday which are getting stronger and stronger.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the latest tremor at 12:32 p.m. measured 6.0, a strong magnitude capable of causing severe damage.
Its epicenter was located 11 miles (17.7 km) southwest of Leilani Estates, one of the communities where lava has been flowing into residential areas.
The Kilauea Volcano is seen in this aerial image after the volcano erupted following a series of earthquakes over the last couple of days, in Hawaii, U.S. on May 3, 2018. Picture taken on May 3, 2018. USGS/Handout via REUTERS
(Reporting by Sandra Maler in Washington; Editing by James Dalgleish)
Carolyn McNamara, 70, hugs her neighbor Paul Campbell, 68, at an evacuation center in Pahoa after moving out of their homes in the Puna community of Leilani Estates after the Kilauea Volcano, one of five on the island, erupted on Thursday after a series of earthquakes over the last couple of days, in Hawaii, U.S., May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Terray SylvesterCarolyn McNamara, 70, talks with her neighbour, Paul Campbell, 68, at an evacuation center in Pahoa after moving out of their homes in Leilani Estates after the Kilauea Volcano erupted on Thursday after a series of earthquakes over the last couple of days, in Hawaii, U.S., May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Terray SylvesterSigns hang in the entrance of an evacuation center in Pahoa available to residents of the Puna communities of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens, home to about 1,700 people, who were forced to leave their homes after the Kilauea Volcano, one of five on the island, erupted on Thursday after a series of earthquakes over the last couple of days, in Hawaii, U.S., May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester
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