Arabia Weather - An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck the Big Island in the state of Hawaii in 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 37 kilometers below the surface of the earth.
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.
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