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USGS hv70426597

15 Jul 2018, 14:26

7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 5.3 mw earthquake at 1.4 km depth.

Depth1.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii?

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19.403667, -155.290167

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
hv70426597
Coordinates
19.4036667, -155.2901667
Network
hv
Significance
438