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M 6.6 earthquake — 10 km ENE of Wailua, Hawaii

January 23, 1938 · USGS event iscgem902340

Magnitude
6.63 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
10 km ENE of Wailua, Hawaii
Coordinates
20.898, -156.055

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Other earthquakes in Hawaii around this time

M 5.5 · 16 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiJuly 14, 1939M 5.6 · 30 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiNovember 21, 1935M 6.4 · 71 km ENE of Honomu, HawaiiJune 17, 1940M 5.6 · 61 km NNE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiJuly 16, 1940M 5.6 · 6 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiJune 28, 1935M 5.6 · 81 km ENE of Hana, HawaiiSeptember 2, 1940

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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