STRONG M5.5 "VOLCANIC EXPLOSION" HITS HAWAII

Sunday, 03 June 2018 23:10

At 10:50 PM eastern US time, a strong magnitude 5.8 volcanic eruption took place in an explosive fashion at the erupting Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.  

Lava flows are getting VERY MUCH WORSE.  

This is a developing story, check back for details.

UPDATE 11:23 PM EDT --

Here's what the explosion looked like on local seismographs:

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the volcanic explosion at Magnitude 5.8, but thankfully there appears to be NO DANGER of Tsunami:

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WEHW42 PHEB 040156
TIBHWX
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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER   1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
356 PM HST SUN JUN 03 2018

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - LOCAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 0351 PM HST 03 JUN 2018
   COORDINATES - 19.4 NORTH  155.3 WEST
   LOCATION    - IN THE SUMMIT REGION OF KILAUEA VOLCANO
   MAGNITUDE   - 5.8

EVALUATION

 NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. REPEAT. NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED.
 HOWEVER...SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

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In the last 24 hours, there have been over 500 earthquakes in and around the Kilauea volcano, gradually INCREASING in intensity.