The earthquake comes as the state braces for tropical trouble from two systems over the Eastern Pacific Ocean heading toward the islands.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit 28 miles (45 km) away from Hilo at 12:52 a.m. Thursday, about 9 miles south of Fern Forest on the South Flank of the Kīlauea Volcano on Hawaiʻi Island, commonly called the Big Island. The news comes as the state braces for tropical trouble from two systems over the Eastern Pacific Ocean heading toward the islands.
The quake occurred about 4 miles below sea level, which caused it to be…
