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M5.5 earthquake near Hilo, Hawaii

Name: M5.5 earthquake near Hilo, Hawaii
Start: 2019-03-13T10:55:13.37+00:00
Location: 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

2774 d ago · 13 Mar 2019, 10:55 UTC 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on 13 Mar 2019, 10:55 UTC at a depth of 7 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Hilo, about 46 km away in Hawaii, United States.

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First reported by USGS
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