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M 4.8 earthquake — 8 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii

March 6, 1979 · USGS event hv19790828

Magnitude
4.78 (ml)
Depth
26.301 km
Location
8 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii
Coordinates
19.517, -155.267

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Other earthquakes in Hawaii around this time

M 4.7 · Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMarch 10, 1979M 4.7 · 7 km NE of Puako, HawaiiMarch 28, 1979M 5.6 · 87 km SW of Ko Olina, HawaiiMarch 30, 1979M 4.5 · 1 km E of Pukalani, HawaiiAugust 14, 1979M 5.7 · 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSeptember 22, 1979M 4.5 · 15 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSeptember 27, 1979

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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