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Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 10.4 mi south of Ainaloa, Hawaii County, USA, on Tuesday, March 30, 1954 at 16:40 GMT

Very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 9 km depth

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 30, 1954 16:40:02 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6
Depth	9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	19.38°N / 155.025°W (Hawaii, Hawaii, United States)
Antipode	19.38°S / 24.975°E
Shaking intensity	Strong shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Kilauea (28 km / 17 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	15 km (9 mi) SE of Eden Roc (pop: 942) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) SW of Nanawale Estates (pop: 1,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Volcano Village (pop: 2,580) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park (Hawaii County) (pop: 11,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) S of Hilo (pop: 43,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) S of Pepeekeo (pop: 1,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) ENE of Pāhala (pop: 1,360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) ENE of Hawaiian Ocean View (pop: 4,440) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) SE of Waimea (Hawaii County) (pop: 9,210) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 365 km (227 mi) SE of Honolulu (pop: 371,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹³ joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.0	9 km	Hawaii region, Hawaii (USA)	USGS

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jul 3, 1954 21:52 69 years ago	5.4 12 km	3.7 mi SE of Volcano Village, Hawaii County, USA	More
Mar 30, 1954 18:41 69 years ago	6.5 9 km	17 mi S of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii County, USA	More

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