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An earthquake estimated at magnitude 5.2 struck near Volcano on Hawaii island at about 10:10 p.m. Saturday.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the epicenter at 7 miles south of Volcano and about 28 miles south-southwest of Hilo. The temblor struck in the Hilina region of Kilauea Volcano, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported.
The depth was about 5.3 miles below the surface.
The warning center said there was no danger of a tsunami. The magnitude was revised upward from an initial 5.0.
The earthquake was widely felt on the Big Island and as far away as Honolulu, 219 miles north-northwest of the epicenter, according to the USGS website.
Plan addresses stream flooding
WAILUKU » The Army Corps of Engineers is proposing new structures and diversions to protect homes and business surrounding Iao Stream.
The Maui News reports that three decades of floods have eroded the stream’s channel bed and levees. Proposed modifications would slow flows during storms by diverting water.
A draft environmental assessment from the Office of Environmental Quality Control says the water would be diverted to a naturally existing flood plain and other renovations.
The assessment says the Iao Stream Flood Control Project has prevented about $49.6 million in flood damage as of 2013. But the stream’s flow during storms has caused severe damage to the flood control system itself.
Construction on a 0.4-mile stretch of the stream is expected to take about 21 months.
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