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M 4.5 earthquake — 12 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

February 20, 1959 · USGS event ushis2359

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
5 km
Location
12 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii
Coordinates
19.350, -155.150

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Other earthquakes in Hawaii around this time

M 4.5 · 2 km W of P?pa‘ikou, HawaiiDecember 27, 1958M 4.6 · 33 km E of Hana, HawaiiOctober 4, 1959M 4.7 · 14 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiJanuary 19, 1960M 5.6 · 126 km NNE of Wailua, HawaiiAugust 18, 1957M 4.6 · 26 km W of H?w?, HawaiiJuly 26, 1957M 4.5 · 18 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiJuly 4, 1957

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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