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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 30, 2018 <br />MEDIA UPDATE Time: 11:00 AM <br /> <br /> <br />Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption – 4.5 Earthquake/No Tsunami Threat, Wed, 5/30, <br />11:00AM <br /> <br />This is a Civil Defense message Wednesday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m. <br />The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the earthquake that occurred at approximately <br />10:57 a.m. was NOT large enough to cause a tsunami for the Island of Hawaii. There is NO <br />tsunami threat for the island of Hawaii. <br />Preliminary data indicates that the earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.5 was centered at <br />the Kilauea Summit. <br />As in all earthquakes, be aware of the possibility of after shocks. If the earthquake was <br />strongly felt in your area, precautionary checks should be made for any damages; especially to <br />utility connections of gas, water and electricity. <br />Again, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the earthquake that occurred at <br />approximately 10:57 a.m. was NOT large enough to cause a tsunami for the island of <br />Hawaii. NO tsunami threat. <br />If any additional information becomes available, you will be notified. <br />This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. <br /> <br /> <br />