A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii's Big Island Friday near the summit of Kilauea voclano, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the largest of several quakes that struck Friday. The tremor did not generate a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center told CBS Honolulu affiliate KGMB.

The agency says the island doesn't face a tsunami threat after the temblor struck around 12:44 p.m. Friday. County officials have warned of aftershocks.

An earthquake at 6 p.m. Thursday sent an ash cloud 10,000 feet into the air, the USGS said.

The Kilauea volcano has been erupting for three weeks, spewing lava from cracks that emerged in neighborhoods and sending ash sky-high from its summit. Earthquakes also have been occurring.

Hawaii County officials say the number of structures lava has destroyed on the Big Island is now 82. So far, lava has covered 3.4 square miles of land in lower Puna, cutting off access to at least 37 homes, KGMB reports. About 2,000 people were ordered to evacuate from the rural communities where the lava fissures opened.

On Thursday night, resident Isaac Krakauer took to Facebook Live to document lava flows claiming several homes in the Leilani Estates subdivision.

"This is insane. This lava is advancing at about two feet more minute and we're seeing this river move across this lawn taking that house in a matter of minutes," Krakauer said in the video, as he documents a landscape on fire — a field of lava over lawns, covering trees and advancing on homes.

"This thing is moving so fast. It's hard to even look at it, it's so bright and hot," Krakauer said.</s>Baku. 26 September. REPORT.AZ/ A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit a coastal region in central Chile, Report informs referring to US Geological Survey reports. It comes amid frequent aftershocks following a strong 8.3 quake last week.

The quake’s epicenter was registered 30 kilometers southwest of the city of Ovalle in Chile’s Coquimbo Region at a depth of 38 kilometers.

Another 5.1-magnitude quake followed minutes after the strong tremor, according to USGS. There was no information on damage or casualties immediately available and no tsunami warning was issued.

Local media have reported at least 3 aftershocks of a lesser magnitude.

Chilean authorities ordered a preventive evacuation of the region’s coastal areas, but the warning was quickly canceled.

At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured, while about 1 million were evacuated, after an 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck Chile on September 16. The quake triggered a tsunami which flooded some of the coastal cities with waves up to 4.5 meters high.</s>SAN DIEGO — Another small earthquake in southern Riverside County could be felt in the San Diego region Saturday.

Just before noon, a temblor with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 struck about two miles northeast of Anza, not far from the San Diego County line. Reports on the U.S. Geological Survey website showed the quake could be felt in San Diego and Orange counties.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

It’s the eighth earthquake above magnitude 2.5 recorded in the Anza area in the past 30 days.

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake and a magnitude 3.2 earthquake both struck the same area last Saturday.

Multiple aftershocks — all below magnitude 1.0 — were recorded after the most recent quake.</s>Did you feel it?

If you did, you're one of just a few.

A small magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded in Rockland on Friday, marking the second earthquake in the Hudson Valley this year.

The quake was reported at 4:22 p.m. with its epicenter in Hillcrest and with a depth of 5 kilometers.

An earthquake must register a magnitude of 2.0 or more for a significant number of people to feel it.

In February, a 2.2 magnitude earthquake was reported near the Northern Westchester/Putnam about 3 miles north, northwest of Mohegan Lake.

A magnitude 1.3 earthquake occurred in April 2017 between Lake Carmel and Beacon.

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