Hawaii volcano breaks eruption record
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Strong shaking was reported near the epicenter in South Kona, and the earthquake was felt widely across Hawaii Island, Maui and Oahu.
In the case of the May 22 earthquake, staff at HVO started analyzing the earthquake data even before shaking had stopped, as the earthquake rolled through the south and east side of the island, HVO’s automated software system rapidly sent out preliminary estimates of the earthquake origin time, location and magnitude.