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The Big Island of Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the biggest active volcano in the world, is exhibiting potentially alarming symptoms: the number of earthquakes is rising, and the area around the volcano's top seems to be swollen. Although the volcano is not currently erupting, the National Park Service has announced the closure of Mauna Loa's summit area within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park out of an abundance of caution.
According to the USGS, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Hawaii s Big Island on Monday. The quake occurred around 7 miles off the coast of the Big Island, to the northwest. About 75 miles north of Hilo and Kailua-Kona, the epicenter was located.
According to the USGS, people reported feeling light shaking as far away as Oahu and severe tremors in some areas of the Big Island.
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The Big Island s Hamakua Coast, where the quake struck, is a rural, thinly inhabited area. There were no reports of damage or injuries at the time.
The Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes on the Big Island did not alter their warning status due to the earthquake.