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M 4.8 earthquake — 31 km ENE of Ka‘a‘awa, Hawaii

December 5, 1989 · USGS event hv329835

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
11.347 km
Location
31 km ENE of Ka‘a‘awa, Hawaii
Coordinates
21.707, -157.597

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Other earthquakes in Hawaii around this time

M 5.3 · 13 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiDecember 28, 1989M 6.2 · 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiJune 26, 1989M 4.7 · 22 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiAugust 2, 1990M 4.7 · 15 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiAugust 9, 1990M 4.8 · 62 km SW of Kekaha, HawaiiMarch 5, 1989M 5.1 · 153 km SW of Kekaha, HawaiiSeptember 22, 1988

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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