A 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes the US state of Hawaii

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/02/10

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabia Weather - An earthquake measuring <strong>5.7 on the Richter scale struck the Big Island in the state of Hawaii in</strong> the United States of America, where the US Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was near the main island of Pahala in the archipelago, at a depth of about <strong>37 kilometers</strong> below the surface of the earth.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Although the authority ruled out the occurrence of tsunami waves, the earthquake led to strong shaking in the region, and reports indicate that Hawaii, which is located within the “Ring of Fire” region in the Pacific Ocean, is exposed from time to time to aftershock earthquakes, some of which are strong in intensity, including... Also the active volcano Mount Kilauea.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%87%D9%84-%D9%87%D9%8F%D9%86... there a relationship between climate change and the occurrence of earthquakes?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%84... if the Earth was hit by a 10-magnitude earthquake?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D... Observatory (Arab Weather)</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://sabq.org/stations/uj73uhzhj1">sabq</a></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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