5.4 earthquake rattles Big Island; causes rockslide

August 14th, 2007

As if things weren’t tense enough for Big Islanders, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake centered in northwestern Kalapana, 25 miles south of Hilo, rocked the island of Hawaii. A 3.2 aftershock was also felt and the after effects stretched as far north as Lapahoehoe Gulch where a rockslide occured. No other damage has been reported at this time. It appears despite being so close to Kilauea, that the flows coming from the volcano were not effected by the tremblor.

Hang on Big Islanders, despite Flossie being downgraded to a category 2 hurricane, Mother Nature seems to be testing your fortitude over these few days. Stay safe!