A magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck a submerged volcano south of Hawaii’s Big Island last week, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirmed.
said the temblor hit at 1:32 a.m. about 26 miles southeast of Naalehu, at a depth of 7.5 miles.
There were no immediate reports of any damage.
The submerged volcano was long been called Loihi, but has since been renamed Keiki 驶ehu Kama 驶ehu a Kanaloa.
Ka Wai Ola, the newspaper of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, reported that Hawaii Board on Geographic Names voted unanimously in July to change the name.
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