Category Hawaii

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Island of Hawai‘i at a shallow depth of 16 km, producing strong shaking across parts of the Big Island. While no major damage has been reported, events of this size are capable of being…

The Big Island (officially named Hawaii) is the largest island in the United States’ Hawaiian archipelago in the Central Pacific. Its diverse terrain spans colored-sand beaches at Papakolea (green) and Punalu’u (black) to lush rainforest. Within Volcanoes National Park, there…