A widely felt earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred on Tuesday, November 25, 11:49 p.m. HST local time 9 mi (15 km) south-southeast of Fern Forest on the Island of Hawaiʻi at a depth of 3 mi (5 km) below sea level.
The earthquake had no apparent impact on either Mauna Loa or Kīlauea volcanoes, the volcano observatory wrote: „The event followed the end of episode 37 lava fountaining on Kīlauea by 10 minutes, but does not appear directly related to the eruption. Most earthquakes in this region are caused by movement of the south flank of Kīlauea. The location, depth, and waveforms recorded as part of today’s earthquake are consistent with slip along south flank faults. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory continues to monitor Hawaiian volcanoes for any changes.“