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Magnitude 4.2 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 02:58:09 UTC

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Magnitude	4.2
Date-Time	Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 02:58:09 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 04:58:09 PM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	19.32N 155.11W
Depth	9 kilometers
Region	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
Distances	45 km (30 miles) S of Hilo, Hawai`i, Hawaii 100 km (65 miles) ESE of Kailua Kona, Hawai`i, Hawaii 185 km (115 miles) SSE of Hana, Maui, Hawaii 360 km (225 miles) SE of HONOLULU, Hawaii
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
Parameters	not available
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaii, USA
Remarks	Small Landslide in the epicentral area. Felt (III) at Kea`au, Pahoa, Papa`ikou and Pepeekeo; (II) at Hawaii National Park, Kurtistown, Mountain View, Volcano and Waikoloa. Also felt at Hakalau, Honoka`a, Honomu, Kailua Kona, Kamuela, Laupahoehoe, Ninole and Papa`aloa.
Event ID	usftam

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