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USGS evaluates Kilauea after magnitude 6 quake near Hawaii’s Big Island

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USGS evaluates Kilauea after magnitude 6 quake near Hawaii’s Big Island

Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake. | Photo Credit: Reuters An ​earthquake of magnitude 6.0 ‌struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the ​Big Island of ⁠Hawaii late on Friday (May 22, 2026) 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…

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Philippines’ Samar region

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Philippines’ Samar region

A local police officer told AFP the earthquake had been “strong and sudden” though there had been no immediate reports of injury. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Samar at 2:09 p.m. (0609 GMT) on Monday (May 4, 2026), the United States Geological Survey said. The quake…

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