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Island of Hawaii, Hawaii 6.6 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Island of Hawaii, Hawaii 6.6 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Island of Hawaii, Hawaii 6.6 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
Date: October 15, 2006
Time: 17:07:49 UTC; 12:07:49 pm CDT
Latitude: 19.88 N
Longitude: 155.93 W
Magnitude: 6.6 Mw
Depth: 28 km
Distance: 60.79 deg (4,198 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time: 17:17:56 UTC; 12:12:56 pm CDT.
PcS-phase arrival time: 17:26:17 UTC; 12:26:17 pm CDT.
The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.