Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.7 (Strong)
Date-Time
  • Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 17:07:48 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 7:07:48 AM
    = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    • Location 19.820°N, 156.027°W
    Depth 29 km (18.0 miles) set by location program
    Region HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
    Distances
  • 11 km (7 miles) NNW (348°) from Kalaoa, HI
  • 20 km (13 miles) N (351°) from Kailua, HI
  • 21 km (13 miles) SW (234°) from Puako, HI
  • 99 km (62 miles) W (278°) from Hilo, HI
  • 250 km (155 miles) SE (131°) from Honolulu, HI
    • Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.9 km (2.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=288, Nph=288, Dmin=24.5 km, Rmss=1.05 sec, Gp= 22°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
    Source U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaii, USA
    Event ID ustwbh