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USGS hv19620456

28 Jun 1962, 05:27

21 km N of Pahala, Hawaii

A magnitude 6.2 ml earthquake at 8.9 km depth.

Depth8.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 October 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km N of Pahala, Hawaii?

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19.395500, -155.449500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
hv19620456
Coordinates
19.3955, -155.4495
Network
hv
Significance
584