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USGS hv70166177

17 May 2018, 15:04

6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 5 mw earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 August 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii?

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19.405000, -155.281000

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What the numbers mean

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
hv70166177
Coordinates
19.405, -155.281
Network
hv
Significance
385