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 ⁠active volcanoes, is located on Hawaii’s Big Island.

The volcano has ​been erupting ‌episodically since December 23, 2024.

In an update earlier on Friday (May 22, 2026), the USGS’ Hawaiian ‌Volcano Observatory (HVO) said the ​next eruption would occur sometime between Sunday (May 24, 2026) and Wednesday (May 27,2026) citing forecast models.

The earthquake ‌was felt widely on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu and was at a depth of about ‌23 km (14 miles), according to USGS.

A ​tsunami was not expected from the quake, ⁠according to the Pacific Tsunami ⁠Warning Center, and there were no ‌immediate reports of damage or casualties.

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 hit at a depth of 73.3 kilometres (45 miles), about nine kilometres from the province’s coastal town of San Julian.