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M 6.3 earthquake — 20 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii

August 21, 1951 · USGS event iscgem894641

Magnitude
6.31 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
20 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii
Coordinates
19.278, -155.923

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Other earthquakes in Hawaii around this time

M 5.2 · 13 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiJanuary 15, 1953M 6.1 · 12 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMarch 30, 1954M 5.4 · 5 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiJuly 3, 1954M 4.8 · 12 km SSW of Honolulu, HawaiiJune 28, 1948M 5.4 · 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMarch 8, 1955M 5.2 · 8 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiApril 1, 1955

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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