A volcano eruption in Hawaii that sent lava spewing into the air has destroyed 26 homes, forced hundreds of residents to evacuate and prompted a magnitude 6.9 earthquake.
Scott Nolan lives in Cardiff but was in Hawaii when the hit earthquake struck Friday.
“People were looking around and wondering what’s going on,” Nolan said. “You could see the water sloshing in the pool back and forth.”
Nolan is currently on the west side of Hawaii, outside Kona, about 100 miles from where the seismic activity is happening.
Although he hasn’t been impacted too much by the volcano, he said a lot of people are talking about it on the island.
“Some areas seem to be a little bit slower than normal, according to some of the resort people I talked to,” Nolan said.
Magma moving through Kilauea set off the earthquakes, said geologists, who warned of aftershocks.
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According to the USGS, Friday’s earthquake was one of Hawaii's most powerful temblor in more than 40 years.
Kilauea has been continuously erupting since 1983 and is one of the world's most active volcanoes.
