First Alert Forecast: Holiday weekend starts with an earthquake; blustery trades

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A wild start to the holiday weekend! A sharp magnitude 6.0 earthquake rattled the state Friday night at 9:46 p.m., centered on the western flank of Mauna Loa in South Kona. The good news is that the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed right away that there is no tsunami threat, though the rolling shaker was felt all the way from the Big Island up to Oahu and Kauai. Reports form those on Hawaii Island near the epicenter did experience some damage with items falling off of shelves and even ceramic on a toilet breaking.

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As we head into the unofficial start of summer over this long Memorial Day weekend, the weather will keep things breezy. Those strong trade winds are easing up just a touch but will remain fresh to locally windy, focusing passing showers mainly over our windward and mauka slopes. If you are hitting the beaches or firing up the grill on the leeward sides, you can look forward to mostly dry, beautiful conditions to kick off the holiday.

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