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M 4.5 earthquake — 28 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii

May 14, 1956 · USGS event ushis2092

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
20 km
Location
28 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii
Coordinates
20.283, -155.283

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Other earthquakes in Hawaii around this time

M 5.5 · 49 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiOctober 16, 1956M 5.7 · 15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiAugust 14, 1955M 5.2 · 8 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiApril 1, 1955M 4.5 · 18 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiJuly 4, 1957M 5.4 · 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMarch 8, 1955M 4.6 · 26 km W of H?w?, HawaiiJuly 26, 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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