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Magnitude 5.0 - ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII

2009 April 14 22:44:45 UTC

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Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 22:44:45 UTC Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 12:44:45 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	19.328°N, 155.210°W
Depth	9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
Distances	14 km (9 miles) S (169°) from Volcano, HI 18 km (11 miles) SSW (208°) from Fern Forest, HI 22 km (13 miles) SSW (211°) from Eden Roc, HI 44 km (27 miles) SSW (197°) from Hilo, HI 351 km (218 miles) SE (128°) from Honolulu, HI
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles); depth +/- 0.4 km (0.2 miles)
Parameters	Nph= 44, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Hawaii National Park, Hawaii
Event ID	hv00033612

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