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Reports from 2001: September |


5-11 September 2001

On 10 September an earthquake swarm began at Loihi. The swarm began with a M 5 earthquake and was followed by M 3.5-4.5 earthquakes until at least 11 September. This was the most severe swarm at Loihi since July 1996, when the summit collapsed.

Source: US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory


12-18 September 2001

An earthquake swarm occurred at Loihi during 10-11 September and two 13 September earthquakes may have also been part of the swarm. The two later earthquakes occurred at 0311 and 0839 and had magnitudes of 4.9 and 4.4, respectively. Most of the earthquakes from 10-13 September were ~12 km deep and located slightly S of the summit of the volcano.

Source: US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory


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