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M 4.8 earthquake — 17 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii

January 21, 1961 · USGS event hv19610020

Magnitude
4.75 (ml)
Depth
9.011 km
Location
17 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii
Coordinates
19.220, -155.657

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Other earthquakes in Hawaii around this time

M 4.6 · 16 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiDecember 25, 1960M 4.5 · 2 km ESE of Pepeekeo, HawaiiAugust 25, 1961M 4.7 · 14 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiJanuary 19, 1960M 4.6 · 33 km E of Hana, HawaiiOctober 4, 1959M 6.2 · 21 km N of Pahala, HawaiiJune 28, 1962M 4.7 · 1 km NE of Kealakekua, HawaiiJuly 25, 1962

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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