Earthquake Confirmed in Submerged Volcano South of Hawaii

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 ʻehu Kama ʻehu 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.