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USGS hv70204492

29 May 2018, 12:56

6 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 5.3 mw earthquake at -0.3 km depth.

Depth-0.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 August 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii?

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19.412333, -155.282833

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
hv70204492
Coordinates
19.4123333, -155.2828333
Network
hv
Significance
439