Talmadge Magno, the Hawaii County Civil Defense administrator, told CBS News that there were “no signs of things slowing down.”
“That’s the sad part about it,” Magno said. “It could be happening for a long time, or on the other hand, like I said, mysteriously it could just end.”
Earthquake activity has been rampant on the island, though it has decreased slightly since Thursday’s eruption. On Friday, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake – the island’s largest since 1975 –shook the community just hours after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake triggered a fifth eruption in the subdivision. Smaller earthquakes, mostly too minuscule to be noticed by residents, were recorded recently.
Below, parishioners prayed during Mass at Sacred Heart Church on Hawaii’s Big Island as fissures sprayed lava on the Puna subdivisions throughout most of the day.
