2018 Kīlauea Earthquake May Have Stalled Fault’s Slow Slip for Decades
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5 February 2026—The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that took place in 2018 on the south flank of Kīlauea on the Island of Hawaiʻi may have stalled episodes of periodic slow slip along a major fault underlying the volcano, according to a new study by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey. Since … Continue Reading » The post 2018 Kīlauea Earthquake May Have Stalled Fault’s Slow Slip for Decades first appeared on Seismological Society of America .