Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Hawaii’s Big Island; USGS Assessing Kilauea Volcano

Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Hawaii’s Big Island; USGS Assessing Kilauea Volcano
A map shows the location of an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 that struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island of Hawaii late on May 22, 2026. USGS
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island of Hawaii late on Friday and the state’s volcano observatory was assessing the Kilauea volcano, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is located on Hawaii’s Big Island.