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M 5.0 earthquake — 50 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii

February 29, 1972 · USGS event hv19720821

Magnitude
4.96 (ml)
Depth
28.021 km
Location
50 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii
Coordinates
19.347, -156.378

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Other earthquakes in Hawaii around this time

M 4.6 · 38 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiJanuary 13, 1972M 4.5 · 13 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiDecember 29, 1971M 4.7 · 11 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiDecember 29, 1971M 4.9 · 12 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiDecember 28, 1971M 4.9 · 15 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiDecember 26, 1971M 5.2 · 13 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSeptember 5, 1972

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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