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USGS ushis642

2 Nov 1918, 10:01

8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 6.2 fa earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 June 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii?

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19.400000, -155.300000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ushis642
Coordinates
19.4, -155.3
Network
ushis
Significance
591