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M 5.2 earthquake — French Frigate Shoals region, Hawaii

September 22, 1988 · USGS event usp0003m6h

Magnitude
5.2 (mw)
Depth
19.8 km
Location
French Frigate Shoals region, Hawaii
Coordinates
23.813, -167.197

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Other earthquakes in Hawaii around this time

M 5.1 · 153 km SW of Kekaha, HawaiiSeptember 22, 1988M 5.4 · 2 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiJuly 4, 1988M 4.6 · 15 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiJune 7, 1988M 4.8 · 62 km SW of Kekaha, HawaiiMarch 5, 1989M 4.9 · 46 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiApril 2, 1988M 4.5 · 57 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiMarch 28, 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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