Hawaiian volcano on amber alert after 4.7-magnitude tremor

1/25/2022- 7:38 p.m.

Hawaiian volcano on amber alert after 4.7-magnitude tremor

Authorities are monitoring the Kilauea after a quake struck off the coast of Maui.

Officials say the chances of a tsunami are minimal, and that the earthquake was not related to volcanic activity, but was due to the “oceanic plate bending due to the weight of the islands.”

Authorities are monitoring the Kilauea after a quake struck off the coast of Maui.

Officials say the chances of a tsunami are minimal, and that the earthquake was not related to volcanic activity, but was due to the “oceanic plate bending due to the weight of the islands.”