(BIVN) – Scientists released a status report on Kamaʻehuakanaloa, the underwater volcano off the coast southeast of Hawaii island, as the swarm of earthquakes that began Friday evening continued Saturday.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says Kamaʻehuakanaloa, formerly known as Lōʻihi Seamount, has entered a period of increased seismic unrest. “Although seismicity decreased slightly around midnight, earthquake rates remain above background levels today,” the USGS HVO wrote in a statement released at 1:23 p.m. HST.

Scientists said this volcano's eruptive activity would have no impact on Big Island residents.

From the USGS HVO status report:

To date, there have been over 70 earthquakes in this swarm, including 32 events greater than magnitude 2 and 2 events greater than magnitude 4. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 4.3 event that occurred at a depth of 12:05 p.m. HST today of 5.8 km (3.6 miles) below sea level and 4.8 km (3.0 miles) below the summit of the volcano. The USGS has only received one felt report from the island of Hawaii for this event.

Increased seismicity continues in Kamaʻehuakanaloa, but is not expected to affect other volcanoes or infrastructure on Hawaii Island. The source of the earthquakes is currently difficult to determine, but may be related to the movement of magma beneath Kamaʻehuakanaloa. Previous swarms associated with likely volcano eruptions consisted of thousands of earthquakes over days to weeks.

USGS scientists say they will continue to monitor Kamaʻehuakanaloa and will issue further updates if there are significant changes in activity.